Clinton To Launch Presidential Bid 'On Sunday'

By Sky News US Team

Hillary Clinton will launch her long-expected campaign for the 2016 presidential race at the weekend, reports say.

The Guardian and the New York Daily News reported that the former First Lady and former secretary of state will launch her bid for the Democratic nomination on Sunday via social media.

Her campaign is expected to begin with a stop in Iowa, and will initially focus on intimate events rather than large rallies.

Mrs Clinton, 67, will become the first Democratic hopeful to formally enter the race, and is widely seen as a front-runner.

Hillary Clinton has defended her use of a private email account

She has endured several scandals, from Bill Clinton's infidelity with White House intern Monica Lewinsky to the couple's investment in a failed land deal known as Whitewater.

More recently Mrs Clinton has been engulfed in a row over her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state.

Mrs Clinton insists that she has complied with the rules and she merely used a private account as a "matter of convenience".

Bill Clinton remains popular among the Democrats and could be an asset

Two Republican hopefuls have already thrown their hats in the ring, senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. Senator Marco Rubio is due to announce his bid on Monday, and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and brother of former President George W Bush, is widely expected to run.

It will be the second shot at the presidency for Mrs Clinton, who battled it out with Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but ended up losing.

There has never been a female presidential candidate for a major party in America, though two women have been nominated for vice-president: Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs Clinton moved to Arkansas to marry Bill Clinton in 1975 and became a prominent lawyer. 

She served as first lady during her husband's two stints after he won elections in 1992 and 1996 and later went on to become a US senator for New York.

Mrs Clinton served as secretary of state during Mr Obama's first term.

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