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Democrats Already Laying Groundwork for Clinton

November 16, 2013 at 3:51 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The institutional apparatus of the Democratic coalition is shifting gears as party strategists, outside groups and the people who finance campaigns prepare for what they believe is an inevitable 2016 presidential bid by Hillary Clinton,” the Washington Post reports.

“All of this may seem premature, and in many ways it is… Still, the signs of activity, and the implications of those efforts, speak to Clinton’s unique position in the Democratic Party and to the understanding that the sophistication of modern politics — especially on the scale of a presidential campaign — requires far more lead time and preparation than it did a generation ago.”

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