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WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton says running for office isn't on her "radar," but she still has an eight-person political team and sports two overflowing campaign war chests.

Her team transformed the former Democratic White House contender's massive campaign debts into a $3 million mountain of political cash, according to federal fund-raising records through the end of June.

Clinton's failed presidential bid is now $1 million in the black, and her old Senate campaign committee has $2.1 million in the bank, much of it transferred in from the presidential account.

The former First Lady paid eight staffers nearly $100,000 in the second quarter of the year to tend to the remains of her political empire.

She officially pulled out of the political arena in January when she became secretary of state. But Clinton's campaign Web site continues to accept contributions.

Democratic operatives were surprised at the size of the operation. "She's got eight?" said one Democrat. "Can I get a job there?"

By comparison, Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is up for reelection next year, had just three people on staff last quarter.

One of Clinton's remaining campaign workers said they were just there to wind down what was essentially a $250 million business, and would soon cut staff to five people.

The worker noted John Kerry didn't terminate his 2004 White House campaign for more than three years after he lost.

The aide also said Team Clinton is looking to liquidate her presidential bank account, either by giving the money to other candidates or donating it to charity.

Clinton is adamant she's not running for anything, telling a Thai TV station recently, "That's not anything that is at all on my radar screen." And she told ABC News on Sunday, "I'm out of politics."

But analysts said as long as Clinton has a campaign committee with millions of dollars in it - dormant or not - she has weight in the political world.

"It raises questions about that nascent presidential campaign for 2016 - and she didn't close the door on that, if you read her remarks carefully," said the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato.

"Just having the committee and the money gives her political clout, if she ever needs it," Sabato said.

A former Clinton senior campaign aide told the Daily News that her current job running the State Department would position her perfectly for a White House campaign redux.

"It answers the last question about her: can she run something?" the aide said. "And it's a huge platform."

Alex wrote:

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When O-ineligible tanks, Hillary will step in, or she will win outright in 2012!!

 

 

I’ve been to FreeRepublic a few times, and seen posts like, “Hillary would have been so much better!” .

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Alice Paul wrote:

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One thing about this is that if the dems want to keep the White House she is the ONLY hope they have after Obama because they do NOT have anyone else with her clout and appeal on their roster. They will HAVE to get behind her this time though they certainly have handed her hell and high water to try and run after Obama who will screw up the country. Americans will want the republicans to win after Obama messes everything up sooo badly so she's going to need and will deserve their FULL support.

I will not vote next time if they throw up some newby again. I will not do it. I voted republican to throw a wrench to the dems this time, but I won't vote republican again...maybe some third party ticket if she doesn't go for it...and until she DOES go for it, I'll vote against them one way or the other.

The republican ticket is most likely though not an option for me again. I only want to promote those values Hillary believes in as i am on the same exact page she is.

I think she will go for it, it will be 2012 because of a screw up on Obama's part OR it will be 2016 so in the meantime I'm still all for getting the TRUTH about her out there. I see way too many lies still being told from people who have not followed her career and do not know her at all. I am suspicious as to where these meme's are coming from..they aren't out there in a vacuum you know.

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