Posted on 04/13/2015 2:52:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As the ex-secretary of state announces her White House bid, Sky News looks at who she could be up against from both parties.
Hillary Clinton is widely seen as a front-runner for Democratic Party's presidential nomination, and her resume makes her a strong rival to any Republican.
Here is a look at some of her likely opponents in the White House race.
The Republican field is already crowded.
:: Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz became the first candidate to launch the 2016 White House bid when he announced his campaign last month. The Texas senator, 44, is a conservative firebrand who frequently clashes with leaders of his Republican Party. A first-time senator, he built a reputation as an unyielding advocate for conservative principles.
The Canadian-born son of a Cuban immigrant, Mr Cruz would be the first Hispanic person in the White House if he won the November 2016 election. A Tea Party favourite, he has drawn the scorn of senior Republicans, including Arizona Senator John McCain who in 2013 famously called him and other Tea Party lawmakers "wacko birds".
In 2013 Mr Cruz pushed his party to force a 16-day government shutdown in an unsuccessful effort to deny funding to President Barack Obama's healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act. In an ironic twist, Mr Cruz said he would still be signing up for coverage under the plan. He had been covered under the health plan of his wife, Heidi, who is taking a leave of absence from Goldman Sachs to help his campaign....
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Couldn’t help notice that the “team” only wrote half as much about the Dem possibilities and stayed way more vanilla...
From now on I’m calling PIAPS Ethel Mertz from the ‘I Love Lucy’ show. She looks just like her!
It’s alive!
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