Washington (CNN)Few White House hopefuls would ever want to be compared to former President Richard Nixon, but some of Hillary Clinton's pre-campaign moves -- or lack thereof -- are reminiscent of the 37th president. As Clinton eyes another run at the presidency in 2016, some close to her -- especially those who are cheering reports she may wait until summer to officially announce a bid -- point to Nixon's successful 1968 presidential bid as a positive sign, particularly how Nixon's public operation went dark for about six months before entering the race. Despite being the presumed Democratic front-runner since Obama was reelected in 2012, Clinton has been largely absent from the public spotlight since the midterms wrapped in November 2014. And with the exception of the occasional paid speech and non-profit event, she could lie-low through the spring, a months-long hiatus similar to one Nixon took more than fifty years ago before winning the presidency for the first time.
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Hillary Clinton's strategy of lying low has some Clinton supporters thinking of Richard Nixon's 1968 election
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Nixon chose to take a six-month hiatus from presidential politics before 1968 in order to allow the press to "chew on" George Romney
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Clinton has been laying low for the better part of three months with only six events in January, February and March
Quite simply, @placeholder doesn't have a George Romney for the media to "chew" on.