Are You Ready For Hillary?

   And so it begins...

   Today, Hillary Clinton announced that she was 'thinking' about running for President in 2016. This is the first time she has really expressed any opinion on the matter. She expertly dodged question after question since 2012 and now we get the first glimpse...and it is not much. She expressed what her friends and colleagues have been saying since 2008. Some people are taking this as a sure sign that she will be running and validation for their devotion to her candidacy, which is all fine and dandy, but she hasn't announced yet. The very idea of her running has launched thousands to begin building a campaign for her already. The Ready For Hillary organization is fundraising as we speak for a campaign we are not sure is actually going to happen. Political Organizers all over the nation are citing that as what they want to be doing in 2016, this, that, or the other position on Hillary 2016. I have even said it to be honest. 

   It is a crazy phenomenon that someone who ran 6 years ago for the Democratic nomination and lost could garner so much support without actually saying she is running. Hillary Clinton's popularity is through the roof and hitting the ground she would have some of the best staff out there begging to sign on with her for the long haul, myself among them. She has become an icon in her time as Secretary of State to the point that if she does not run I am not sure what the DNC will do. People who would be dead ringers to run have said their decision hinges on whether she runs. No one wants to stand in her way. 

Photo Credit Aria Meier - Region 6 Dry Run Data Party

   From a field perspective, I would die to work on that race. It would be one of the biggest, best funded, amazingly staffed campaigns in recent history. My personal goal for 2016 is to be a Training Director in Virginia for the Democratic nominee aka Hillary. After that I actually plan to retire my campaign shoes and move on to graduate school. The thing is Hillary 2016 has become the Golden Apple of campaigns for people who work in Field. We covet the opportunity to be a part of something so huge. The first Female President of the United States. Another Clinton in office. One of the most influential people in the world becoming the Leader of the Free World. For a lot of us it looks to be a real turning point for our country. It will be something we can look to and say "I did that and it made a difference." It will be the same feeling Field Staff had in 2008 when we elected Barack Obama, but potentially bigger. 

   I am not going to be foolish and say that Hillary Clinton is perfect. She is not. No one is. But I really do think she could be the "hero Gotham needs right now" to quote the Dark Knight. Things are changing here in the United States and it's looking like the Democrats are starting to come out on top after a good long fight. We have changed the playing field and really honed our skills. We are ahead of the game. For someone like me it is an exciting time for be a political organizer because things are on the move. States are shifting. Look at Virginia, all 5 statewide offices held by Democrats, a Democratic State Senate, and increased movement on important issues. 

   So I will be honest and say I REALLY hope Hillary decides to run because it will be insane and epic and life changing. But I am not going to assume anything until 2015 when people start declaring.

   I'm Ready For Hillary, Are You?