Hillary knows that she doesn't stand a chance. The evaporation of her support in 2008 will happen again in 2016. The Democrats will support her until some Bright Shiny Object comes along to distract them.
So, what if the Bright Shiny Object is Chelsea, heroically picking up the fallen banner carried so ably forward by her heroic mother?
All Hillary has to do is carry the campaign through Iowa and a couple of other states. Then when she starts to falter, she needs to suffer a near-fatal bout of fill-in-the-blank. Then she can watch from the sidelines while the Democrat Party hands the nomination to Chelsea as payment for What Hillary Is Owed.
You will know this plan is afoot if they start pushing Chelsea out as a Serious Player, and she takes a visible and central role in her mother's campaign.
Sounds likea bad made for tv movie but it may work what with how stupid so many folks are
If you're Joe Kennedy Sr. and really want to prove your family's as good or better than anybody else's, and you have millions available to you, and you stand no chance of getting elected yourself, you might commit yourself to such a long range strategy.
If you're Hillary Clinton and the presidency is in sight for you and there's no guarantee that your daughter is any good at politicking, and she may not even want the hassle of holding high office, you'll probably follow more of a short range strategy.
FWIW Jackie Kennedy might actually have managed to get herself elected to something if she really wanted it. Betting the mansion on Caroline's getting elected wouldn't have been a smart move. Not that Hillary is Jackie, but Chelsea may well turn out to be Caroline.
Could that be the start of the Hubbell Dynasty?
I think Chelsea would be 36 in February, 2016. That would probably make her the youngest president ever. And, of course she has a super resume...wait. What? She doesn’t? Doesn’t being Bill and Hillary’s child and being in the white house for 8 years mean she’s qualified? Well, she’s certainly qualified by being Hillary’s daughter as Hillary was the Secretary of State. But, even that might not satisfy a few stuck-in-the-mud voters. Maybe if she had an abortion instead of a child, that would help? I’m sure it would make all the Democrats proud.
I am afraid that this intellectually and morally bankrupt nation might just be stupid enough to do what you suggest. Anyone who is not VERY CONCERNED by the fact that there are so many people who think Hillary Clinton should be president simply has no understanding of what is going on. I have no doubt whatsoever that a short time spent interviewing residents in the South Carolina mental health facilities would very quickly turn up a much better candidate than Hillary Clinton.
This is the only race Hillary should consider entering soon.
http://www.wvculture.org/vandalia/2014/Liarscontestsrules2014.pdf
Never mind the entry requirements, the nature of the contest is such that it doesn’t matter.