Hillary Clinton jovially welcomes Bernie Sanders to the race

(Image credit: (Joe Raedle/Getty Images))

last updated 30 April 2015

As of Thursday morning, there are officially two participants in what had been a one-(wo)man race for the Democratic nomination. "It probably would not be a good idea for people to underestimate me," Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a speech announcing his run. Hillary Clinton doesn't seem phased.

While it's tempting to read into those 140 characters — Is that the hunger of a wolf anticipating its prey? The excitement of a debate nerd setting up her rebuttal? — it's also just one political tweet among thousands, a staggering 557 days before the 2016 presidential election.

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Lauren Hansen produces The Weekâ€™s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.