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People and Politics by Patrick Roberts

An Obama loss would be a win for the Clintons -- Would make a 2016 run for Hillary much more likely, say insiders

Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at 08:10 AM

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Hillary Clinton & President Obama

Bill Clinton’s introduction of Barack Obama will remind Americans of how much better off they were 12 years ago, but will it be enough?

I have come through two wars, the Bush economy and the stutter step recovery during the first Obama term.

But as he faces into the last election of his life, Barack Obama ironically, has come to depend on the man he once dismissed as a showboat and who his supporters derided as essentially a racist.

Clinton is far from both and he has his own political calculation to figure out when he gets up on stage at Charlotte.

His wife Hillary will take a break from politics after this administration but the pressure will immediately build for 2016 regardless of whether Obama is re-elected or not.

In fact, it would be better for Hillary’s calculus if Obama was defeated and she faced a Republican incumbent.

Eight years of Obama would have the country ready for a change and given the fickle nature of politics these days, 12 years of Democrats in the White House would be a stretch.

In addition, the likely republican field for 2016 looks a lot stronger than this year’s lame list of has beens and never weres.

Governors Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell and VP candidate Paul Ryan all look formidable at this stage anyway.

This will all be obvious to Bill Clinton when he takes to the podium, but he will fly the flag high for Obama in the hopes that his own legacy will be burnished further by riding to the rescue.

But make no bones about it, there will be no tears shed in the Clinton household if Obama comes a cropper and fails to win re-election.

In the ever-evolving political landscape, which the Clinton’s inherit, an Obama loss gives them the better opportunity to have Hillary back in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by 2016.

There will be a lot of water under the bridge by then, but it is nonetheless a fascinating exercise in the power matrix as we watch Clinton deliver the Obama stem-winder.

Laughed at, dismissed, derided as out of touch, the Big Dog is back patrolling the porch and this time his bark and bite are suddenly very important again.

A happy day for the Clintons in Charlotte.

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pilib04 | Sep 05, 2012, 10:53 AM EDT

Patrick Roberts and Cathy Hayes, the resident Republicans at Irish Central, can't seem to get it right. The President is going to be re-elected with the great assistance of Bill Clinton. His re-election will also be a tribute to the work done by Secretary Hillary Clinton.

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Springfield9 | Sep 05, 2012, 10:50 AM EDT

Is that a joke? Bill Clinton is a nice guy. A little to randy for me but nice nevertheless. That lard a$$ed witch he married is good FOR NOTHING. Now his daughter (Chauncey, or whatever) is getting ideas. She knows absolutely nothing and proudly married into a Felon's family. GIVE ME A BREAK!

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Prevailer | Sep 05, 2012, 10:47 AM EDT

How long does it take to get this out in public before Obama gets screwed? I feel it has a chance to happen in this political climate. Maybe the Supreme Court will make it happen?

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Prevailer | Sep 05, 2012, 10:34 AM EDT

Is that really an observant revelation or just plain old partisan agression to fan the fire for your political ethos?

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TisEyerish | Sep 05, 2012, 10:07 AM EDT

I cannot imagine anything much worse than the Clintons back in the White House. Don't count Obama out. I believe he is the lesser of two evils and so do millions of others.

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judiron | Sep 05, 2012, 09:41 AM EDT

Don't forget if we get rid of Obama this election he'll immediately leave the White House and start running for president in 2016. Amen

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