Surrogates for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blanketed the Sunday morning news shows to promote her candidacy for president, which Clinton is supposed to make official later in the day.
On CNN, Democratic Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow played up Clinton as a would-be historical figure, should she be elected president in 2016.
“I have to say, electing the first woman president would certainly be a big step in the future,” she said. She also dubbed Clinton as a member of the “grandmas club,” referring to Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, having recently given birth to a daughter.
Former Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, also on CNN, championed Clinton as a leader on a global scale.
“She’s really been a remarkable leader for women, not just in the United States but all around the world,” she said. Landrieu also touted Clinton’s gender as a positive, saying the former first lady is “strong when necessary but soft when you have to be to bring people along.”
On ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, who also serves as a vice president at the Democratic National Committee, also talked up a Clinton candidacy while participating a roundtable discussion.
In the video Clinton will release on Sunday, she “will talk about why she wants to be president and what she can do to make this economy even better for the middle class and others,” Brazile said.
“I don’t think anybody can match her record” on women’s rights, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Regarding allegations that the Clinton Foundation inappropriately accepted gifts from foreign countries, Klobuchar defended the former secretary of state: “I think you’ve seen other foundations take similar contributions.”
On the flip side, the loudest opposition to Clinton on the Sunday talk shows came from former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who referred to her as “a creature of Washington.”
“With the Clintons, it’s always something,” Romney said on “Fox News Sunday.” “She’s been there [in Washington, D.C.] a long time. She’s a creature of Washington. … I think people want to see change, want to see something new, and Hillary Clinton is just not that person.”
Clinton is expected to declare her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination around noon on Sunday.
This story originally published at 10:24 a.m. and has been updated since then.
