Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign Manager Search Underway

(Photo : Reuters) Although former First Lady and State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet fully decided if she will make another bid for the presidency in 2016, she is in the thick of talks with possible key campaign staff if she decides to go ahead. USA-POLITICS/CLINTONRTR4GKMQ3 Dec. 2014Washington, UNITED STATESFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks on 'Smart Power: Security Through Inclusive Leadership' at Georgetown University in Washington December 3, 2014. The event was hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Institute for Inclusive Security. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Although former First Lady and State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet fully decided if she will make another bid for the presidency in 2016, she is in the thick of talks with possible key campaign staff if she decides to go ahead.

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Citing people close to Clinton, CNN names four possible campaign managers for her. They are Guy Cecil, Robby Mook, Stephanie Schriock and Ace Smith.

Politico reports that Clinton met with Cecil, the outgoing head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, on Wednesday in Washington. Her meeting with Mook, a former aide, was also on the same day.

Nick Merrill, the spokesman of Clinton, said that the former State Secretary is casting a wide net while deciding on her presidential bid. She is also discussing with different people a wide range of topics from policy ideas to a successful campaign.

Cecil is a campaign expert, having handled election pitches in Arkansas, North Carolina and Colorado. Mook helped Terry McAuliffe win the governorship in Virginia in 2013. Schriock heads Emily's List, which aims to put in public office pro-choice Democratic women. Smith handled Clinton's campaign in 2008.

Clinton, in her talk on Thursday at the 10 ^th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women, was asked what qualities she would seek in a first gentleman - a not-so-veiled question if she is running in 2016. She replied, quoted by Gnom: 'I think you need people around you who will kid you, make fun of you. I have no shortage of such people in my life.'

While keeping the final word if she will run or not close to her chest for now, the content of her speech were good indicators of busy days ahead for Clinton as she underscored the importance of economic and social progress for women, paid leaves, equal compensation and affordable childcare.

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