Will being a grandma cause Hillary not to run???

[CK_John]

These are the things that don't go into an easy political equations.

I don't think she will run and this could give her a reason to sit this campaign out.

[madamesilverspurs]

1. Being a grandparent

hasn't dissuaded any of our male presidents.

Why should it be different for Hillary?

[OKNancy]

3. lol - beat me to it

[tammywammy]

5. +1

[Whisp]

12. Best and only answer for that, madame.

I sure don't want Hillary to run or win but that reason is pathetic to the max.

[Chan790]

15. Two thoughts.

1.) I'm glad he asked the question because I thought it and hadn't asked it because was going to be a shitstorm.

2.) I said earlier this year, not on DU but elsewhere, that I believed that this was an issue. There's been a strange vibe from Bill and Chelsea that they can't say it but they seem to prefer her not to run even as they attempt to be supportive. I wondered if it was because Chelsea was thinking and looking to start a family and doesn't want her pregnancy/newborn turned into a media circus by Hillary's candidacy. Actually, I speculated that she was, as much as any of us can be by our immediate families, more-or-less demanded-of that she not run if this situation came to pass.

So now we'll see...but I suspect this is the end of Hillary 2016. At least without family strife...Bill seems way readier to hang-up the spurs, walk away from the political and social limelight, and be grandpa/retired.

[OKNancy]

2. Why? plenty of grandfathers have sat in the White House

Being a grandparent never stopped male candidates.

[displacedtexan]

4. It's a known fact that grandfathers always quit politics when their children procreate.

Why should it be any different for Secretary Clinton?

[JI7]

6. would people ask this about Jeb Bush ? John McCain ? Mitt Romney ?

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Only if it interferes with breastfeeding.

Sorry, sorry, sorry. couldn't help myself.

I don't think being a grandparent would matter.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Check the math in your 'equation'

as I believe it's heavily weighted in the 'because it's different for women' area.

[AngryAmish]

9. What makes you think it is really Hillary's grandchild?

I just want to prove myself as the most ignorant grandkid truther out there.

[lostincalifornia]

16. hmmmmm. You mean she would be taking care of Sarah's grandchild?

[AngryAmish]

17. fetus in cold storage since the massacre at waco

Its obvious....

[lostincalifornia]

18. That's bad

[marlakay]

10. You must be kidding, cute baby on campaign trail

probably help...

She will run unless her health is so bad she can't and I don't think it is (what do I know? nada)

I would like a more progressive to run but....

[steve2470]

11. of course not nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

13. No more than being a parent causes a candidate not to run.

I think that there is every indication that she will run, short of an outright declaration.

[lostincalifornia]

14. She will run, I would actually bet on it. She is NOT trying to stay out of the lime light. We

will know in the course of time soon enough

[WhiteTara]

19. I see the baby playing on the carpet in the Oval Office

when Hillary is on baby sitting duty.

[Control-Z]

33. Adorable image!

Thank you for planting that one in my mind. And what great photo ops!

[lillypaddle]

20. say what?

WTH? Of course not! Damn ...

Maybe Bubba ought to bow out of all his commitments because he's going to be a grandfather. That's pretty sexist.

[oneofthe99]

21. I think it could

Everything could change for her when almost at the age of 70 she holds
her first grandchild.

[WillowTree]

22. Sexist much?

[Hekate]

23. What a bizarre & sexist thing to say.I guess for women the liabilities associated with womanhood...

...just never, ever end.

Do they?

[MineralMan]

24. What possible difference would that make?

Please explain.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. Is that a serious question?

[Control-Z]

26. Unless she is planning to be

wet nurse to her grand baby, no. Even then I'm sure she could manage.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. yes. she will get overwhelmed with oestrogen and turn into a sweet old lady

who definitely will not be able to run (because of all the extra oestrogen).

also, chelsea for the exact same reasons will not be able to hold down a job

whereas bill clinton will get extra-testosterone-y and do some crazy world-domination stuff

[Warren DeMontague]

28. Did I miss something? Is Chelsea expecting?

I dont watch the news, much.

If so, damn... congratulations to that whole family... That is AWESOME!

[MoonRiver]

29. Yes she is!

Can't wait to see the new baby!

But what an insult to Hillary and women in general to imply that being a grandma means you will automatically stay home knitting and babysitting. Hillary never rolled that way and never will.

[Warren DeMontague]

31. I agree.

And I'll continue my congratulations in a more appropriate thread, instead of kicking this one.

[whistler162]

30. Yes... but only of the baby

is left handed!

You have proven the old saying - "Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"

[jberryhill]

32. .

[morningfog]

34. T R O L L I N G

[Nye Bevan]

35. Chelsea's husband used to work for Goldman Sachs,

and now works at a hedge fund. Chelsea used to work for a hedge fund too. So they can probably afford to pay for nannies and babysitters as opposed to relying on Hillary to babysit for free.

[Lex]

36. What a bizarre thing to say. I don't think I've heard "being a grandfather" used

for a man to sit out an election.

[Hip_Flask]

37. Hillary Clinton's singular driving force for the last 20 years has been the Presidency...

Not...

a....

chance...