White House Chief of Staff: Hillary Would Be a ‘Very Good President’

On the same day Obama continued a tour of red states — Idaho and Kansas — to promote his new policies, McDonough endorsed Clinton to carry the mantle

Josh Siegel, --January 23, 2015

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In the wake of a State of the Union address heavy on confidence and promise, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough today charted a “urgent” and aggressive future for Democratic power.
After declaring that the White House “feels quite good” about the State of the Union, McDonough went on to hint that presumed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would be a fitting flagbearer of President Obama’s progressive vision. “I don’t worry about it,” McDonough said Thursday at a Politico Playbook Lunch, referring to how the dynamic between Obama and Clinton will play out as the 2016 campaign approaches. “I feel really good about where the Democrats are. We gotta be urgent about these two years and that’s what we’re doing.” More...

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