Gov . Terry McAuliffe , a longtime friend of the Clinton family , thinks the former Secretary of State will decide whether she 'll run for president in 60 days . `` She 's got to make that decision and she 's got to spend the next 60 days making that decision ... I 'm really hoping she runs , but I 'm leaving that decision to her , '' McAuliffe told U.S. News & World Report on Thursday . The Virginia governor 's projection means Clinton will have made up her mind by mid-January 2015 , which matches the time frame Clinton said she plans to make her widely anticipated decision . `` I am going to be making a decision around , probably after the first of the year about whether I am going to run again , '' she told a Mexican audience in early September . When asked whether his close ties to Clinton would land him the VP spot , McAuliffe said he 's `` just happy to support her . '' The former chairman of Clinton 's failed 2008 campaign is n't the only one anticipating her announcement . John Podesta , Bill Clinton 's former chief of staff and current Obama adviser , told PBS ' Al Hunt on Friday that he will join Hillary 's campaign if she asks . `` She has n't made a decision , so she has structured no campaign , '' he said . `` If she runs , as I hope she will , I 'll do whatever she 'd ask me to do . ''
Terry McAuliffe says Hillary Clinton will decide if she will run for president in the next 60 days . The time frame points to a January decision date . Comment: