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Bill Clinton: Hillary Shouldn't Take the Pledge
Ex-President Bill Clinton said Sunday that his wife shouldn't promise New Yorkers that she won't run for president when she campaigns for reelection to the Senate over the next year. "For figures that are large figures in their parties who honestly don't know and can't know this early whether they're going to run [for president] . . . I don't think they should make commitments," Clinton told NBC's "Meet the Press." Polls show that 60 percent of New Yorkers want Mrs. Clinton to pledge not to run for the White House if she wins reelection to the Senate. Experts say that Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign would likely begin before she was sworn in for a second term, severely limiting her ability to represent New York's interests.
Story Continues Below Defending his wife's decision to stay mum on a possible presidential campaign, Clinton cited the example of his successor, who faced similar questions in 1998. "President Bush didn't make a commitment when he ran for re-election as governor of Texas and he was remarkably candid," he told "Meet the Press." "He said, 'You know, the voters will have to take this into account if it bothers them.'" Mr. Clinton was far less candid in 1990 when he ran for his fifth term as Arkansas governor promising to serve out his full term. He announced his presidential campaign less than a year after winning reelection. Editor's note:
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