Months, years really, of speculation were about to end as April began. The first solid indication was Karen Finney’s Facebook announcement that she had joined Hillary’s team. Until that day, all of Hillary’s hires were reported by “unnamed sources.” Karen was the first to announce it directly with a Facebook share. April 12 was “Declaration Day!”
Hillary announced via Twitter (she had been tweeting energetically for months), a revived HillaryClinton.com website, and a Youtube video that played on network and cable TV as the suspense finally lifted. She also revived her Facebook account.
The Hillary team immediately hit the road for Iowa and it was game on! (Awww … this little baby at a road stop!)
In Iowa, she took advantage of every opportunity to meet people. Iowans greeted her enthusiastically.
There were mixed reviews of her logo at the beginning. Since then, we have seen the genius of that H’s adaptability.
Here is my very intelligent cat for Hillary.
On April 15, Hillary announced her resignation from the Clinton Foundation. Time Magazine once again named her among the 100 most influential people.
And the attacks from the Republicans began. Carly Fiorina was the first to launch a shot over the bow. We retaliated here.
Hillary’s second week on the trail took her to New Hampshire.
A wall of campaign buttons in the “early state.”
At Georgetown University she presented the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace to former United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura.
She participated in the Women in the World Summit and the Diane Von Furstenberg Awards.
Bernard-Henri Levy published a wonderful tribute to her. I am his longtime fan, and he is hers! (One reason I like him so much.) Martha Stewart said she is for “the lady that is running.” She made it clear that she was not referring to Fiorina.
Hillary’s platform was coming together with equal pay, fair pay, college-affordability, women’s rights, and LGBT rights among the issues she addressed early and often. She addressed reform of the criminal justice system in a major speech at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum at Columbia University in late April.
On the last day of April, she sent a tweet to welcome to Bernie Sanders to the race.
I agree with Bernie. Focus must be on helping America’s middle class. GOP would hold them back. I welcome him to the race. –H
Here are the archives for April 2015 >>>>
Still4Hill 
We sure were very patient, weren’t we! Such a long time watching her at State and having her back as she continued to make us proud.
We never lost sight of some future day we hoped we would hear her say she was in – once again. We also knew, as much as we wanted this, we would back her to the hilt if she declined and decided to say no.
It is a testiment to her spine of steel and her Rhino skin that she went into this and put herself at the heart of viscious attacks knowing full well it was going to be a long and bloody battle. 8 1/2 months down and 10 1/2 months to go.
We are with her every step of the way.
GO HILL – GOD SPEED.
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I just read this amazing piece on Hillary. This is what I was trying to say.
That glass cracking will be heard loud and clear from coast to coast.
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The ‘barbed wire fence’ of misogyny is exactly what she is facing now… from so many sides. Hillary has proven she is bigger than them all combined. She never disappointed me.. never disappoints me.
Meanwhile, I am so very glad the Dems are policy-focused in the debates. Being together is ultra important next year.
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I went to the last Harkin Steak Fry. Bill and Hillary came. It was her first visit to IA since 2008. I knew she was in on that day. Met both of them.
I have a picture of her standing behind Bill while he speaks. Caption reads: That is the last time you will see that.
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Still4hill, Thank you for such loyal and faithful summarizing of Hillary’s year-in-review for 7 years in a row… and so frequently. You have made this blog most definitely the place to visit every day.
Hillary, may the force be with you.
Happy holidays to all of you.
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Thank you, sam!
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