To understand why the vastly popular president would even ponder such a question, you have to remember that she had planned on reverting to the role of first lady/no. 1 adviser for her husband's second run as president. That all ended last October when he died. Since then, CFK has genuinely been in deep mourning. She and her husband were a once in a generation power couple on the international stage, akin to the Clintons. She would now have to face her battles alone. However, she took full advantage of her opponent's inability to knock her. It would look too unseemly to attack a newly widowed president.
In May of this year, as the country began looking for answers about her intentions, she had an emotional moment while speaking at some factory opening. She confessed that she was tired and didn't know if she had it in her to run again. It was all caught on camera and blasted across the country. "A stroke of genius!" the commentary class roared. And so, CFK had created this space where she couldn't be attacked but kept building support for another run all while admitting she may not really want to.
Now that she's said she's in, the next question to be answered is who she will pick to be her running mate. Word is out that she's summoned the governor of the poor northern province of Chaco to meet at La Casa Rosada this evening. The Supreme Court Justice, Eugenio Zaffaronni has also been mentioned. Her previous vice president turned into one of her biggest public opponents and this choice will say a lot about what reforms, even constitutional reforms, she may have in store for her next term, which appears to be assured. What also seems assured is that she will be challenged by a troublesome inflation rate that no one in her administration will level with the country about.
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