Hillary: 'You have to be a little bit crazy to run for president'

Hillary: &#039;You have to be a little bit crazy to run for president&#039;

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last updated 8 January 2015

The context wasn't entirely clear, but during a conversation with Gwen Ifill, scheduled to appear on PBS' NewsHour Wednesday, Hillary Clinton is reported to have said: "You have to be a little bit crazy to run for president."

It's unclear whether this was a thinly-veiled hint about her 2016 ambitions, or just a flippant joke. We'll have to tune in to see.

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