US Election 2014: Hillary Clinton for President Backed by GOP Win?

The Republican Party may have all the right to celebrate their sweeping victory in the recently-concluded US mid-term elections. But the GOP's triumph may have augured well for the presidential hopes of Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party.

According to a Reuters report on Yahoo! News, the huge losses for the Democratic Party on Wednesday could give the former Secretary of State the opportunity to wrest control of the party from the reeling President Barrack Obama.

With the resounding nature of the GOP win, Hillary would be able to distance herself and her 2016 presidential campaign from the White House and Obama, assesses Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf.

"People are not in love with the president (Obama), nor should they be. It's going to be easier now (for Hillary)," the consultant was quoted as saying.

Hillary's allies also believe that with the legislature now in the hands of the Republicans for the first time in eight years, Clinton would be able to stand out from among the presidential wannabes of the GOP, cites Yahoo! News.

At least three of the winning GOP governors have signified their intention to run for the presidency in 2016. Some 10 Republicans are eyeing the party nomination for the presidency in two years time, cited the report.

Political Brickbats

While the presidential election is still two years away, the political bickering between some personalities of both parties has begun right after the US mid-term elections.

After a convincing win over Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was quoted by Slate as saying: "I think this election was basically a repudiation of the President, and also (of) Hillary Clinton."

Hillary campaigned for Grimes in Kentucky and Paul has openly stated that he will be running for the Republican presidential nomination.

Paul kept throwing the punches in another interview with the Wall Street Journal, where he said: "The widespread losses by Democrats, including some for whom Bill and Hillary Clinton campaigned, indicate that the Clinton political brand is tarnished."

"The Clintons are from a different era. The 1990s were a long time ago. It will be difficult for them to continue to remain relevant," Paul said.

Wall Street Journal asked the office of Mrs. Clinton to comment on Paul's statements but they declined to issue any statement. 

Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic national committee man and long-time Clinton supporter, decided to make the rebuttal instead, said the report.

"Rand Paul's ideas and tactics are from the 1950s. So I don't think anyone has to be terribly concerned about his gimmicks to get national media attention," quips Zimmerman.