Residents Report Getting 'Draft Hillary for President' Robocalls

Los Angeles Daily News political columnist Rick Orlov answers a question some registered Democrats in Sherman Oaks had when they called us to say they received a prerecorded phone call urging them to help draft Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.

Here is the item in Rick Orlov's column.

It's rare for California to be pulled directly into presidential politics this time of year, with nearly all of the political world trudging through Iowa and New Hampshire.

But a series of robocalls hit last week urging people to join a "movement" to draft Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president.

The robocalls are said to be the work of political consultants Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen, who have created a webpage, runhillary2012.net, to form an online petition-gathering drive.

The two made their case in an op-ed on Politico: "We advocate this Draft Hillary movement not because of the desire to make political mischief - but to put the country on the right course."

Which is kind of like the old line, when people say it's not about the money, it's about the principle ... it's about the money.

Clinton has said she has no interest in running for president and most Democrats—81 percent, according to some polls—want to see President Barack Obama renominated.