Democrats, 2016 Presidential Election | featured news

It's never too early to bet in the United Kingdom, not even on the United States presidential election -- of 2016. The good folks at the Ladbrokes betting service are listing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as the favorite in the next presidential election; her odds of winning the presidency in four years: 6-1.

Addressing for the first time speculation in political circles that he might be a candidate for president in 2016, the Democratic governor said the talk could be “totally distracting.”

Vice President Joe Biden left open the possibility on Sunday that he might run for the White House in 2016. Biden told CNN that his focus is on helping President Barack Obama get re-elected in 2012 but when pressed on the possibility of his own future run, he replied, "I'm not closing anything."

Forget that Barack Obama-Hillary Rodham Clinton re-match -- or that Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012 -- or maybe even that Hillary-for-President revival in 2016. The secretary of State has again shot down rumors she might resign and challenge Obama in the 2012 Democratic primaries, or -- another rumor -- that she and Vice President Biden might switch jobs ahead of Obama's 2012 re-election bid; she also appeared to rule out another presidential on her own in 2016.