{"id":107731,"date":"2015-04-13T06:22:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T06:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=107731"},"modified":"2015-04-13T06:22:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T06:22:08","slug":"clinton-sets-off-for-campaign-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/clinton-sets-off-for-campaign-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton sets off for campaign tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has set out for a tour of key states, at the start of her campaign to become the first woman US president.<\/p>\n
She is taking a road trip to meet small groups of voters in Iowa, after announcing her presidency bid in an online video on Sunday.<\/p>\n
She had been expected to declare her candidacy for months<\/p>\n
Mrs Clinton ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 but lost to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
‘Listening tour’<\/strong><\/p>\n A few hours into her journey from New York, Mrs Clinton tweeted: “Road trip! Loaded the van & set off for IA. Met a great family when we stopped this afternoon. Many more to come. -H.”<\/p>\n