ruling out the possibility of making another run for the White House in
2012 or 2016.
In
as part of an extended foreign trip, Clinton was nonetheless quizzed
about domestic politics in interviews with local media who were
interested in the former senator and first lady’s plans.
Asked by TV3 if she still would rule out a
presidential run, even as far as six years off, Clinton said, “Oh yes,
yes. I’m very pleased to be doing what I’m doing as secretary of state.”
Guyon Espiner of TV New Zealand asked Clinton if
“Well, I hope so,” she said.
“Could that be you?” Espiner asked.
“Not me, but it will be someone,” Clinton said. “And
it is nice coming to countries that have already proven that they can
elect a woman to the highest governing positions that they have in
their systems.”
Clinton was overseas Tuesday as her party suffered historic losses in Congress — which
so enthusiastically supported Obama just two years ago could have
turned on him so quickly.
“Well, of course, we have a historical pattern of
this happening, that the party of the president loses seats in the
first midterm election,” Clinton told Espiner, adding that it happened
to her husband during his presidency in 1994.
“That doesn’t make it any easier and it’s deeply
saddening to see good people lose their congressional seats,” she said.
“Certainly I know that, as the president said in his press conference,
he’s going to work hard the next two years to build a strong
relationship with the Congress, with the new leaders to get things done
for our country.”
Clinton told TV3 that Obama made decisions that were
“essential for the well-being of the American people,” even though they
“may not have been popular.”
“These things take a while for people to feel them,
and I think the president recognizes that we’re just all going to have
to redouble our efforts,” she said.
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