And the winner is ... HILLARY CLINTON!

Mme. Secretary had a very busy day that is still in full swing as she attends the State Dinner for President Lee at the White House. The day began with the announcement of the results of the latest Politico poll pitting her against a number of proposed independent candidates. Hillary Clinton is no independent. She is the leader of the Clinton branch of the Democratic Party. Nonetheless, she topped all by a healthy margin.

Way to go Mme. Secretary! (Will you please consider running now?)

Politico Primary

We put this question to readers on POLITICO, Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter as well as viewers of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to solicit ideas and ultimately vote on them. This was part parlor game, part reporting assignment — and hinged entirely on voters and readers engaging in the debate.
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Corollary to this, the first person I saw on TV today was Hillary herself on the Today Show. Savannah Guthrie interviewed her and asked her the Joe/Hillary swap question. Hillary said it is not within the realm of possibility. The White House had a response to that question as well as the SOS whose answer is on video here.

White House: 'Today' obsessed with Hillary for VP

By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 10/13/11 9:05 AM EDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday there is no chance she will be on the Democratic ticket in the 2012 election and a White House spokesman accused the “Today Show” of being obsessed with the issue.

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