Priorities super PAC lines up for Hillary Clinton run

By Associated Press
Published January 23, 2014 5:00am ET
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Priorities super PAC lines up for Hillary Clinton run
FILE - This Nov. 20, 2013 file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Priorities USA, one of the most potent outside liberal-oriented political groups announced on Thursday that it would back Hillary Rodham Clinton if she chooses to seek the White House in 2016, the latest sign that senior members of President Barack Obama's team were looking to line up with the former first lady. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) | Jacquelyn Martin

One of the most potent outside liberal-oriented political groups announced on Thursday that it would back Hillary Rodham Clinton if she chooses to seek the White House in 2016, the latest sign that senior members of President Barack Obama’s team were looking to line up with the former first lady.

Priorities USA brought on board Jim Messina, Obama’s 2012 campaign manager and the latest Obama insider to join a pro-Clinton group. With so many Obama veterans lining up to help clear the way for a Clinton campaign, it perhaps adds pressure on Clinton to go forward with another White House bid.

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