Hillary Clinton Returns To Iowa To Say She Is "Thinking" About Running For President
Clinton spoke at Democratic Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry. This is the first time she has visited the crucial state in seven years.
Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that she is thinking about running for president of the United States in 2016.
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Asked whether she had decided to run, Clinton replied: "It's true, I'm thinking about it."
@hillaryclinton "it is true, I'm thinking about it" #2016 #iiacaucuses
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Clinton made her remarks at the Harkin Steak Fry, an annual fundraising event organized by Democratic Iowa Senator Tom Harkin.
In her speech, Clinton also gestured towards a populist campaign...
Hillary gets populist: "maintaining a middle-class life feels like pushing a boulder up a hill every single day" #harkinsteakfry
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Hillary gets populist: "maintaining a middle-class life feels like pushing a boulder up a hill every single day" #harkinsteakfry
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...and celebrated the success of progressive causes.
"We are less sexist, racist and homophobic than we've ever been," Bill Clinton says #HarkinSteakFry
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"We are less sexist, racist and homophobic than we've ever been," Bill Clinton says #HarkinSteakFry
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Sunday marks the first time the former secretary of state has visited Iowa since coming in third place in her party's 2008 primary.
The #HarkinSteakFry is under way.
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The #HarkinSteakFry is under way.
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The Midwestern state is a crucial first stop in the long process by which the Democratic Party chooses its presidential candidates.
Hillary jokes around with Harkin
Hillary jokes around with Harkin
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Clinton's campaign faltered in Iowa in 2008, when she spent far less time there than her rival Barack Obama. She suggested Sunday she wouldn't make the same mistake again:
"It's really great to be back. Let's not let another 7 years go by," Hillary Clinton closes.
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"It's really great to be back. Let's not let another 7 years go by," Hillary Clinton closes.
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Nicolás Medina Mora is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
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