Hillary Clinton Runs For U.S. President; Saturday Night Live Mocks Her

The presidential race is now wide-open. Hillary Clinton officially delivered the news that everyone already knew. The former First Lady is running for the president of the United States.

“Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top,” Clinton told supporters at the end of a more than two-minute-long video posted on her official campaign website, hillaryclinton.com. “Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion so you can do more than just get by.”

While she told voters in 2008 that she was “in to win,” Clinton told voters Sunday that she is “hitting the road to earn your vote, because it’s your time.”

“I hope you’ll join me on this journey,” Clinton added.

Clinton is a former United States Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady of the United States. From 2009 to 2013, she was the 67th Secretary of State, serving under President Barack Obama. Wikipedia

Yahoo reported that her campaign is planning to raise at least $2.5 billion for the eventual direct contest against a Republican opponent.

Yahoo said that Clinton was a co-sponsor on 73 pieces of legislation that became law, most notably the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which was approved before she resigned to become secretary of state, and a 2008 bill to improve veterans’ mental health care.

The site said of those 73 co-sponsored bills that became law, 25 were led by Republicans — and 17 of those GOP-led bills were introduced by members who have since left Congress. Clinton’s close working relationship with Republicans in Congress began to fray during her years at State. The reason suggested was fewer members knew her personally any more, and because of the rising partisanship of the Obama era.

Clinton’s announcement is to be followed by a series of intimate but critical campaign events in Iowa and New Hampshire. She will use them to reintroduce herself to voters and begin to lay out the central theme of her candidacy: improving the economic fortunes of the middle class, with an emphasis on increasing wages and reducing income inequality.

“Saturday Night Live” made fun of Hillary Clinton in a cold-open sketch that featured the return of Darrell Hammond, the former “SNL” cast member best known for his impersonation of President Bill Clinton.

Kate McKinnon who revived her crazy wide-eyed portrayal of Hillary as an evil, power-obsessed politician hell-bent on returning to the White House began by stretching out her vocal cords. The video is pretty hilarious.

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Hillary Clinton Runs For U.S. President; Saturday Night Live Mocks Her