Formal confirmation of her candidacy first came in the form of emails from John Podesta, the presumptive chairman of her 2016 campaign, to donors, 2008 campaign staffers and members of Congress on Sunday. “I wanted to make sure you heard it first from me — it's official: Hillary's running for president,” he wrote in one missive. In another, he noted: “There will be a formal kickoff event next month.”

希拉里正式确认参选的消息首先来自约翰波德斯塔发出的邮件。约翰波德斯塔将担任希拉里2016年竞选团队主席。上周六，他向赞助人、国会议员、以及曾参与08年大选的工作人员发送了（希拉里）确认参选的邮件。他在邮件中写道：“这是一个官方消息，我希望是我第一个通知您：希拉里将参加总统竞选。”，并补充道“下个月将有正式的启动计划”。