A lot of people thought the Clintons would start WWIII at the convention if she wasn’t named the nominee; that they would totally destroy the Democrat Party if necessary. I still think they’ll sneak out as much dirt on Obama that can’t be tied directly to them having had a hand in as possible. IF Obama is elected and things go badly, as they did with Jimmy Carter and as they do every time with liberal policies, there is no way a Democrat candidate can win the Presidency in 2012. Another Republican administration would surely be painted as a “disaster” by the MSM, and then Hillary would be shoe-in.
Apparently the Clintons decided that if they pulled off a coup it would kill her chances of winning this time. Her only remaining shot is to see McCain elected, as you say it won’t matter what McCain does the media will paint him as the worst failure in history and leave the door wide open for a Democrat in 2012.