My must read of they day is "Clinton would get Iowa caucus votes, but Elizabeth Warren also a contender," in the Des Moines Register:
If Hillary Clinton runs for president, would she have your caucus vote, or would you wait to see who else might join the field?
Gary Harter, 77, Corning
"She would have it now, as long as Elizabeth (Warren) doesn't run. I supported (Clinton) last time at the caucus, and now she has a lot more experience after being secretary of state all these years. I like Elizabeth's consumer stance, protect the consumer. That's very important. And I'm going to read her book."
Jane Abrams, 69, Des Moines
"I want to see how Elizabeth Warren does, but I think we're ready for a woman. Whoever's going to win, I'll support them both. I think women have a different perspective on families and middle-class people than men who run corporations."
At the Iowa "Steak Fry," Clinton teased the crowd announcing, "It is true. I am thinking about [running] … But for today, that is not why I'm here. I'm here for the steak."
While it led to an enormous amount of cheers, according to reporting by the Des Moines Register, I’m willing to bet not a single person recounted being shocked by the admission.
We all know Hillary Clinton is "considering" running for the presidency. We all know the past few months, beginning with her book tour, have largely been a proxy campaign. To hear her say this in Iowa isn’t going to instill much inspiration in political writers and it doesn’t make for a juicy headline. Across the country, it results in a collective, "yeah, we know."
Every bit of polling tells us if Hillary Clinton decides she doesn’t want to run in 2016, Democrats may have a difficult time switching momentum for another candidate.
What was interesting about the coverage of the Steak Fry is that the Democratic base seems to be holding out, or at least slightly less enamored with the seemingly inevitable nominee—if Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) is in the mix.
Clinton still seems inevitable, but Warren, who is already well liked on the left, isn’t declining in popularity—even Bill Maher says he would like to see her run.
Warren has said she won’t, but her support is increasing among the base, and two years is a long way away. Regardless, Warren seems like she’s on the way to becoming the Democratic Party’s new favorite thing and she won’t be going away anytime soon.