See The Reason Hillary Isnt Running For President The immense criticism that Hillary Clinton has been facing lately comes at a very unfortunate time for her, given rumors that she has hopes to run for president in the 2016 campaign. Skeptics, however, argue that there are a number of reasons that Hillary may be changing her mind about running. Critics have cited the following as (a few of many) reasons why the former First Lady should seriously reconsider throwing her name in the poll. These were originally published in the Chicago Tribune: 