 | | ABC NewsMail Special: Monday 13 April 2015 |  | | Hillary Clinton - the curse of being the frontrunner | |  | | Hillary Clinton has joined the race for the US presidency again. But the assumption she will snap up the top job this time might just prove her greatest obstacle, writes John Barron.
Eight years ago when Ms Clinton last set her sights on the White House she also began the race as the presumptive Democratic nominee. That campaign didn't work out so well, of course.
Yet this time will be different - or will it? History says early frontrunners for the presidency can be very vulnerable, particularly on the Democratic side of politics.
Read how the spectre of failure from 40 years ago, and the scars of her own loss in 2008, are driving a different approach at a time when Ms Clinton's greatest threat in the 2016 primaries is her own apparent inevitability.
From earlier:
| |  | | ICYMI: Clinton announces White House run | |  | | Ms Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans as she kicked off her second run for the White House.
Ms Clinton, 67, made the announcement in a video released online. "Everyday Americans need a champion and I want to be that champion," she said in the video. | | | | Timeline: Life in the public eye | |  | | | Here is a snapshot of some key milestones across Ms Clinton's personal and professional life. | | | For complete coverage visit ABC News. | | About this email:
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