Howard Dean hopes Hillary Clinton becomes the next president

Howard Dean hopes Hillary Clinton becomes the next president
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Hillary Clinton will probably get a challenge from the left if she runs for president again — it just won't come from Howard Dean. The former Vermont governor, who once said he might enter the 2016 race to pull other candidates left, tells CNN he is a "huge Hillary Clinton fan."

"If she is president, which I hope she is, I think she is going to be a terrific president," Dean says.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.