anybody. but i don't know what she's going to do. >> reporter: really? clinton's allies are focused on 20 skep. they readily point to the days she has grown since then senator clinton became runner up in 2008. jo hagan interviewed friends of hillary for his article. >> she is more comfortable in her own skin. she's more independent, her own entity. >> reporter: long time aid is quoted as saying she doesn't repeat her mistakes, she analyzes what went wrong here. translation, if she runs, 2016 won't look like 2008. >> that if she does, she will win and when she becomes president, she'll be one of the best equipped people to enter the white house in a very long time. >> reporter: just to be safe the political action committee ready for hillary has raised more than a million dollars and the would be candidate is staying in the public eye. this week, she'll be front and center in her new role at the krnt global initiative.