--- title: Decoding Hillary Clinton's Campaign Photo Ops description: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's photo ops give some clues to how she will run her presidential campaign. canonical: https://time.com/3838391/hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-photos/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-07T14:03:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:20.480Z article:section: Politics og:title: Decoding Clinton's Campaign Photo Ops og:description: They give clues to how she'll run her campaign. og:url: https://time.com/3838391/hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt131c62b872497aa9/6987ed3f8e0601343a45e59d/was8919336.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: hillary-clinton-campaign og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Decoding Clinton's Campaign Photo Ops twitter:description: They give clues to how she'll run her campaign. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt131c62b872497aa9/6987ed3f8e0601343a45e59d/was8919336.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Decoding Hillary Clinton's Campaign Photo Ops by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell May 7, 2015 2:03 PM UTC  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton chose a casual setting to brush off questions over the Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of donations during her time as secretary of state. She called allegations that she intervened on behalf of donors “distractions.” Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton chose a casual setting to brush off questions over the Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of donations during her time as secretary of state. She called allegations that she intervened on behalf of donors “distractions.”Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell May 7, 2015 2:03 PM UTC  Des Moines, IA - April 15: Hillary Clinton began her 2016 campaign by driving from her house in Chappaqua, N.Y., to Iowa in a van instead of flying, as she did in 2008. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Marshalltown, IA - April 15: Clinton had coffee and spoke with customers during her first Iowa visit. Many of her advisors think she performs best in small groups with voters, so her campaign began with a carefully planned “listening tour." Michael B. Thomas—AFP/Getty Images  Monticello, IA - April 14: At a community college in Iowa, Clinton said exactly what the left wanted her to say. "There's something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers that I saw on I-80 as I was driving here," Clinton said. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton’s first good baby photo-op came early in New Hampshire in the town of Keene. Her campaign has made multiple references to her new status as a grandmother. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton visited a family-owned children’s furniture factory to talk small business and manufacturing. Planks of wood, stacked boxes and heavy machinery formed an ideal backdrop. Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton chose a casual setting to brush off questions over the Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of donations during her time as secretary of state. She called allegations that she intervened on behalf of donors “distractions.” Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images  Concord, N.H. - April 21: Clinton got a chance to talk student debt with young women at a community college in Concord, New Hampshire. “You cannot expect people to have that much debt and then be expected to pay it off,” she said. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Concord, N.H. - April 21: Clinton paid her dues with a required visit for Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire: a gathering at the home of 94-year-old former state Sen. Mary Louise Hancock, the so-called grand dame of New Hampshire politics. Jim Cole—AP  Las Vegas, NV - May 5: Clinton discussed immigration with a roundtable in Las Vegas, Nevada, a primary state with a heavy population of Hispanic immigrants, calling for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. 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