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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/20/clinton.announcement/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.
"And I'm in to win," she added in a statement, announcing she has set up an exploratory committee that can gauge opinions and raise money for a presidential campaign.
The former first lady and Democratic senator from New York is considered her party's front-runner in what has become a diverse political field. (Watch Clinton's offer to chat with voters as she launches her White House campaign Video)
Should she win, she would be the first woman to serve as president of the United States -- and the first presidential spouse to do so as well. President Bill Clinton served two terms -- from 1993-2001.
On Tuesday, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama announced that he was filing papers to form a presidential exploratory committee, a bid to become the first African-American president. (Full story)
And on Sunday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democrat, is expected to announce his bid, one that could make him the first Latino president.
Bringing "the right end" to the war in Iraq, reducing the deficit, making the country energy independent and affordable health care were issues Clinton touted in her announcement, speaking on a video posted on her site.
"After six years of George Bush, it is time to renew the promise of America," she said.
"I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, and we believed in that promise," the 59-year-old native of Chicago said. "I still do. I've spent my entire life trying to make good on it, whether it was fighting for women's basic rights or children's basic health care, protecting our social security or protecting our soldiers."
In the video, she invited Americans to join her in a three-night series of live video Web chats beginning Monday.
"So let's talk. Let's chat, let's start a dialogue about your ideas and mine, because the conversation in Washington has been just a little one-sided lately, don't you think?"
When Clinton launched an exploratory committee for her Senate bid in New York in 1999, she began a "listening tour" around the state to explore views on education, business and health care issues. Her Republican opponent, Rick Lazio, had criticized for being a carpetbagger because she had never lived in New York. But she wound up beating him, becoming the first sitting first lady to win an elected office.
CNN's John Roberts contributed to this report.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/20/clinton.announcement/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.
"And I'm in to win," she added in a statement, announcing she has set up an exploratory committee that can gauge opinions and raise money for a presidential campaign.
The former first lady and Democratic senator from New York is considered her party's front-runner in what has become a diverse political field. (Watch Clinton's offer to chat with voters as she launches her White House campaign Video)
Should she win, she would be the first woman to serve as president of the United States -- and the first presidential spouse to do so as well. President Bill Clinton served two terms -- from 1993-2001.
On Tuesday, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama announced that he was filing papers to form a presidential exploratory committee, a bid to become the first African-American president. (Full story)
And on Sunday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democrat, is expected to announce his bid, one that could make him the first Latino president.
Bringing "the right end" to the war in Iraq, reducing the deficit, making the country energy independent and affordable health care were issues Clinton touted in her announcement, speaking on a video posted on her site.
"After six years of George Bush, it is time to renew the promise of America," she said.
"I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, and we believed in that promise," the 59-year-old native of Chicago said. "I still do. I've spent my entire life trying to make good on it, whether it was fighting for women's basic rights or children's basic health care, protecting our social security or protecting our soldiers."
In the video, she invited Americans to join her in a three-night series of live video Web chats beginning Monday.
"So let's talk. Let's chat, let's start a dialogue about your ideas and mine, because the conversation in Washington has been just a little one-sided lately, don't you think?"
When Clinton launched an exploratory committee for her Senate bid in New York in 1999, she began a "listening tour" around the state to explore views on education, business and health care issues. Her Republican opponent, Rick Lazio, had criticized for being a carpetbagger because she had never lived in New York. But she wound up beating him, becoming the first sitting first lady to win an elected office.
CNN's John Roberts contributed to this report.
