'Draft Hillary' Effort Targets S.C., Nevada

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We, the undersigned Democrats, want a new Democratic nominee for President who can win in 2012. We are convinced that the only person with the national stature, experience, and high enough approval ratings who can win the general election in November of 2012 is Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mr. President, we thank you for your service. However, we must ask you to do the right thing for your Party and your country and step aside, much like Lyndon Baines Johnson did in 1968 when he read the writing on the wall as to his own chances for victory. Renomination is not mandatory, nor is it a right. It is a privilege granted by us, 'We the People.' On faith, the Party and the nation gave you a chance as a newcomer with little experience to lead us out of the wilderness of recession. We must now ask for the keys back to the party and to the White House.

TNOPEREZ of CA 6:22PM January 25, 2012

Obama must do the right thing for himself, the party and the nation. Hillary serve you and the country well. Give bak and you will be a greater man. She is what we need in this time of crisis...a leader that is able to work with others for the good of others.

Jaime Dizon of MD 8:30AM January 15, 2012

Hillary Clinton needs to replace Obama. Hillary for POTUS in 2012 is the only chance the democratic party has of winning. Where can I sign?

dorian brown of OH 9:15PM January 14, 2012

This is a campaign to draft Hillary Rodham Clinton for President in 2012. Our mission is to communicate our message to everyone we know that Secretary Clinton is the most qualified candidate to be the next President of the United States in 2012. Please sign this petition if you feel the Secretary of State needs to be our next Commander-in-Chief and Leader of the Free World.
It is our goal to show Madam Secretary that the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling she spoke of in 2008 are still with her and are ready, willing, and able to support her once again. Our hope is to take these numbers to Mrs. Clinton and turn this into a "Draft Hillary Campaign" by encouraging her to seek the Democratic Nomination, while ideally discouraging the current President from seeking re-election.
We the signers of this Petition do not accept the Democratic National Committee's current nominee for President of the United States, Barack Obama. We have signed this declaration because of the following:
1. 23% real unemployment
2. Health Care Bill: Public Option Taken Off Table Before Negotiations Began; Still No Affordable Health Care
3. Under-funded stimulus
4. Failed Financial Regulation
5. Afghanistan War: The 2011 Exit Turned Into 2014
6. Response to Gulf Oil Spill, or Lack Thereof
7. Response to Haiti Relief
8. Extension of Bush Tax Cuts After Campaign Promise to End Them
9. Threats to cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
10. Response to DOMA Unacceptable: Not Defending DOMA does not Equate to Opposing It
11. DADT Response Unacceptable: "Kicking the Can" to Congress is Not Leadership as the Commander-in-Chief; DADT Repeal Still Not Certified
We will under no circumstance cast a vote in a primary or general election for Barack Obama. If Secretary Clinton is not on the ballot, we vow to request a blank ballot and write in the name of Hillary Clinton as our candidate of choice.
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Forty-four men have been elected President thus far. If you really want change you can believe in, help elect Hillary Rodham Clinton to be our forty-fifth!
Let's all be on the right side of HER-story!
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