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Hillary Clinton returns with attack on 'scorched earth' Republicans

At a rally in Virginia on Saturday night, the former secretary of state warned that the Republican Party's Right wing was determined to "hijack this great experiment" of America.

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Hillary Clinton has accused Republicans of pursuing "scorched earth" politics at her first campaign event in five years, raising hopes among supporters that she is preparing to run for US president in 2016.

At a rally in Virginia on Saturday night, the former secretary of state warned that the Republican Party's Right wing was determined to "hijack this great experiment" of America.

She urged the state's voters to elect her friend Terry McAuliffe as their next governor and "lead the way of turning from divisive politics and getting back to common sense and common ground".

"When politicians choose scorched earth over common ground, when they operate in what I call the evidence-free zone with ideology trumping everything else, we see that families in Virginia and across the country have felt the consequences," said Clinton.

Democrats such as Clinton accuse Tea Party conservatives of sabotaging the US political process by refusing to compromise on their opposition to President Barack Obama's agenda.

McAuliffe is leading in polls against his Republican opponent Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia's attorney-general and a staunch social conservative who wants tougher restrictions on access to abortion.

An ally of Mrs Clinton's husband, former president Bill Clinton, McAuliffe was also co-chairman of Mrs Clinton's presidential primary campaign in 2008, when she lost to Obama.

The former first lady's return to the political fray increased speculation that she was laying the ground for a second run for the White House in 2016. She insists that she has not yet decided. Clinton received a rapturous reception from Mr McAuliffe's supporters in Falls Church, many of whom were wearing badges declaring they were "Ready for Hillary".

After she said that she had thought a lot about the country and "what kind of leadership is required to keep it great", a member of the crowd shouted: "Yours!" 

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