I won't be first woman President, says Hillary Clinton



Race for the White House: Hillary Clinton has no plans to run for President again

Hillary Clinton has revealed she has no plans to run for President again.

And she expressed her hope that there would be a woman voted in to the White House in her lifetime - but would not be drawn on Sarah Palin's chance of future success.

Now secretary of state in the Cabinet of her one-time rival President Obama, Mrs Clinton said it was a 'daunting' challenge for a woman to run for President.

Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press show, she said: 'It will take the right woman who can make the case and win the votes and get elected. 'I am certainly hoping it will happen in my lifetime.'

When pressed on the chances of her running again, she said: 'I have absolutely no belief, in my mind, that that will happen.'

Mrs Clinton declined to comment on the presidential prospects for outgoing Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who was Republican contender Senator John McCain's running mate in last year's election.

Asked whether she thought Mrs Palin had the right attributes to be President, Clinton replied: 'That is up to the voters to determine.'

She added that putting together an election campaign was a complicated venture.

'I am just going to leave it at that,' she said. 'I do want to see a woman elected. I hope it is a Democratic woman who represents the type of approach that I happen to favour.'

Mrs Palin, herself, is reluctant to outline her political aspirations. Three weeks ago she made the surprise announcement that she would resign from her post as governor of Alaska and last night she stepped down, 16 months before the official end of her term.

Without formal backing a bid for the White House would prove difficult. Her spokesman said no decision had yet been made with regards to Mrs Palin's political future.