““I was unlikely to be seen as a transformative, revolutionary figure. I had been on the national stage too long for that and my temperament was too even-keeled." When I asked about this, I pointed out that her popularity was always high when she ran something - when she was Secretary of State, her approval rating was nearly seventy per cent - but suffered when she ran for things. "I was running something in service to someone else," she told me. "A man. Who I was honored to serve. And so I knew that if I did get into the Presidential race again I would face what women face when you are not serving someone, but you are seeking power yourself.””
