Political junkies are scratching their heads trying to figure out what Hillary Clinton will do when she steps down as President Obama’s secretary of state.

While New York City major Michael Bloomberg has stated how he would love for Hillary, a former New York senator, to consider taking his job when he leaves office next year, fans of Hill’s are dying to hear five words come out of her mouth – I am running for president.

Since announcing that she will be leaving her position of secretary of state next month, Hillary hasn’t given concrete plans for her future.

Even if VP Joe Biden decides to run, which is unlikely since he just turned 70 this month, she is slowly becoming the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.

So despite the fact that she has said she will not run again, her aids and supporters are already planning her presidential campaign.

Her husband, 42nd president Bill Clinton, has said publicly that he believes his wife would make a great leader, but he has “no earthly idea” what her future plans are.

Bill knows.

Clinton’s are smart.

They are plotting.

Like any candidate, Hillary has pros and cons to her candidacy that might hinder her.

First, lets face it – Hillary is likeable.

According to White House officials, her approval rating is 70 percent – her highest in her 20 year political career.

While being secretary of state, she has been embraced by foreign leaders, which many thought was unlikely due to her gender, and has a strong global following.

Demographically, surprise, surprise, Hillary has a strong female following.

Both working women and stay-at-home mothers respect her. Hillary has the ability to relate to both voters because she has lived two very different lives.

On one hand she can  identify with the “housewife” voter because she embodied that persona as First Lady. Most importantly to those maybe conservative women, she knows how to stand by her man.

When Monicagate broke in 1998, the country assumed that the moment her husband lied to the American people by saying “I did not have sexual relations with that women,” that she would take her daughter Chelsea and leave him for good.

Yet, she didn’t.

She pulled “The Good Wife” and stood by his side during the entire scandal and his impeachment.

When she was running for president back in 2008, it seem that their marriage was stronger than ever.

Women who vote primarily on family values will sure vote for a woman who is a survivor. Hillary was able to pick herself up again after Bill’s affair while still keeping her marriage in tact.

Then there are the working women who compete daily in a male-dominated world.

Clinton has been ridiculed and mocked by the right-winged media over the last few years about everything she does and say, from her array of colorful pantsuits to her acting like a “bitch.”

Well, Tina Fey on the SNL stage in 2008 said it best – “bitches get stuff done.”

And Hillary has gotten a lot done since being First Lady.

Working women will also identify with Hillary as well young females will view her as a role model.

Simply put, like Obama’s landslide victory with the black vote during the 2008 and 2012 election, women and feminist alike will be standing in line for a chance to make history to vote for the first female president in 2016.

If Hillary decides to run, in the next few years expect Hillary to speak up more on current issues and slowly reveal her political platform.

This week, MSNBC reported Hillary would be coming out in favor of gay marriage when she leaves Obama’s cabinet next month.

It’s all strategy people.

In 2008 during the primary’s, Hillary lost the young voters to Obama so by 2015 don’t be surprised if Hillary starts opening up more on social issues that are important to young people.

Politically, Hillary is liberal, but she is very bipartisan. Her foreign policy resume is top notch. Unlike in 2008, she hasn’t stepped foot in Congress in years so she has a fresh outlook and what might be the best way to handle congressional problems that the Obama administration has been facing.

Speaking of the Obama administration, they have a lot to do with whether Hillary will run in 2016 or not.

Mrs. Clinton is a smart lady.

She doesn’t lose – not again.

So, if she does announce she is running for president it is pretty much a guarantee that it is because she strongly believes that she can win.

It is Politics 101 that if Obama doesn’t pull the economy out from under that voters will question if voting for another Democrat is a good idea.

(See the 2008 election: after George W. Bush’s eight years of president, the last thing voters wanted was another republican).

If Obama doesn’t win over more Americans during his second term, it won’t matter if Hillary is the best-qualified. She won’t run because she knows the likelihood of her running is slim.

When it comes to the cons on why Hillary might not run for president or her list of reasons why she might not win the election, the top reason resolves around one man, her husband.

Obama’s motto during his re-election was obviously, “where there’s a Bill, there’s a way.”

Many say that it was Bill Clinton’s speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention that persuaded independent voters.

It is no secret that President Clinton is one of the best and most importantly most liked president in history.

With that said, his likability and questions about their marriage could help Hillary in the long run.

The relationship between Bill and Hillary have been plastered on news broadcasts and magazines since the 90’s and one can only think what influence the former president will have on her campaign.

During her 2008 campaign, some were worried that Bill’s influence would be too overwhelming and that we would have “copresident.”

This is still the mind set of many republicans and if they spread this view to the independents Hillary will have an uphill battle.

Despite what some republicans might want to believe, supporters of Hillary know that Bill will be as far from her campaign as possible.

She has proved that she doesn’t need to use her husband as a political crunch.

Hillary has her own political wits and experience to reply on.

Plus Bill will be too busy planning his life as American’s First Gentlemen?

Man?

Hubby?

Whether she selects retirement to play wifey and grandmother or go back to being a senator, lets just hope she continues to let photographers take pictures of her holding a cell phone for some more “Texts From Hillary” meme-goodness.

Either way, whatever she decides she will remain one of the most powerful and influential women in the world.