Washington ( CNN ) -- The early favorite to win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination walks a tightrope . Hillary Clinton has said she is in no hurry to decide whether she 'll seek the White House . But the former secretary of state , first lady and senator stokes the assumption that she 's in the game for a second time with every move she makes . Such status raises a question : how much time does someone in her position want to spend in the limelight at such an early stage and with no indication she will even run ? Clinton jumps back into fray with speech on voting rights . After years immersed in foreign affairs as America 's top diplomat , Clinton has begun to reemerge on the public stage . She is starting to carefully weigh in on domestic issues and devote more time to her family 's foundation , the Clinton Global Initiative . She jumped into highly charged political issues on race in a speech on Monday in San Francisco -- sharply criticizing efforts to roll back the Voting Rights Act as well the Republican-led drive in some states to require voter identification . `` Not every obstacle is related to race , but anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in American elections must not be paying attention , '' Clinton said in her remarks to a group of fellow lawyers . `` And despite the best efforts of many well-intentioned election officials , discrepancies and resources across precincts and polling stations still disproportionately affect African-American , Latino , and young voters . '' Weiner says he knows wife 's role with Clinton in 2016 . For Clinton , her appearance before the American Bar Association raised a few more eyebrows and is seen as a sign of things to come . â€¢ She announced in Monday 's remarks that she would deliver a string of policy speeches in the coming months , including one in September on national security . â€¢ Clinton is also writing a memoir due to be released in 2014. â€¢ Next month , Clinton will host a fundraiser at her Washington home for Terry McAuliffe , a close family friend , mega-fundraiser , and the Democratic nominee for governor in the presidential battleground of Virginia . All of this -- the political stances , the fundraising help and the glossy memoir -- has fueled speculation Clinton is already running for president . She even has groups urging her to run -- like The Ready for Hillary Super Pac that raised $ 1.25 million in the second quarter of 2013 -- as well as organizations that are questioning her credentials and laying the groundwork to oppose a run . N.H. Democrats raise money off Hillary Clinton attacks . `` This keeps her out there . It keeps her prominent in the national debate , keeps her prominently talking about the issues that will matter in 2016 , '' CNN Chief National Correspondent John King said . `` While publicly she tells her aides to say her inclination is not to run , she is preparing to run and she is doing everything she has to do to be ready to run . '' King said that it appears Clinton is trying to walk the line between being seen as resting on her front-runner status and enjoying the fact that she has the name recognition and prestige to wait longer than most anyone else . Clinton , Christie hot , others not . The fact that Clinton is again making appearances has generated commentary over what kind of message she would want to articulate . `` At the moment , her only one ( message ) is that she is a woman , '' writes Richard Cohen in an opinion piece in Tuesday 's Washington Post . `` Becoming the first female president is a worthy goal , but it kind of falls into the category of miles traveled and countries visited . It is an achievement , even a stunning one , but it is not a stirring trumpet call . '' Cohen 's piece has been roundly criticized -- largely because Clinton has yet to launch any campaign . But the fact that he wrote the column speaks to the larger point : whatever Clinton does in the near term will further fuel speculation about a candidacy . This is not lost on Republicans . By all indications , Clinton is the most feared potential Democratic presidential candidate . A number of groups , including the Stop Hillary PAC , have begun raising money to derail any effort to run before it could get started . Anti-Hillary groups to beef up forces . Other possible Democratic candidates -- namely Vice President Joe Biden -- have not received that kind of attention . Biden jokes about co-hosting with Hillary . `` She knows exactly what she is doing , '' King said . `` It is a signal to all of those people who are urging her to run -- 'Look , I ca n't give you that answer . You are going to wait a year or more for that , but I am going to be out there and I am going to be in the mix . Do n't worry about it . ' '' CNN 's Kevin Liptak contributed to this report .
Number of upcoming events -- a speech on national security , a diplomatic memoir -- raises 2016 speculation . On Monday , Clinton jumped into the highly political issue of voting rights and race . She said she would work to ensure that people with criminal records can vote in this election cycle. Columnists are already asking about Clinton 's message -- long before she even has formal campaign .