New Delhi: The New York Times reported on Monday that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting top Democrat Party officials. It quoted them as saying she was lining up support and was clear about her plan to run for president.
Hillary is now in her second term as a New York senator and she has broad support among Democrats, independents and women. But she could alienate women voters and conservative Christians.
If she were to win, Hillary Clinton would be the first woman elected to the US presidency.
Meanwhile, Hillary met with New York's Democratic governor-elect to solicit his support for her likely bid for the presidency, the latest indication she is stepping up plans to join a growing field of potential contenders for 2008.
One rival, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, announced on Sunday he was establishing an exploratory committee to raise money for a possible presidential run. He expects to decide over the Christmas holidays whether to seek his party's nomination.
A top aide to Clinton said he did not know when the former first lady would decide about pursuing the presidency or set up an exploratory committee. Clinton aides, however, have begun interviewing possible campaign staffers in recent weeks, Howard Wolfson said.
Clinton, who long has topped national polls of Democratic hopefuls, spent two hours with Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer at his Manhattan home.
''We just had a great, wide-ranging meeting on so many issues that affect the city, the state and the country,'' said Hillary as she left the meeting.
(With inputs from AP)
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