Mostly agree about the Narcissist in Chief, except that he does seem to care about legacy. I’m not sure if his legacy is Islamic success, as indicated by his putting up with the Iranian insults while giving them da bomb; or Marxist progress, as exemplified with the ACA; or Racist privilege. It certainly isn’t the best interests of the US as any normal person would conceive them.
So, in that light, does having a continuing Democratic reign matter to him? I actually think it does. But, perhaps he’s just paving the way to replace Hil, who is looking more and more unelectable every week, with someone he can control (Biden), or someone who is more ideologically in tune with him (Warren).
Your points are excellent. Not that long ago Obama compared his two terms to Reagan’s, and said Hillary’s win would equivalate to G. H. W. Bush’s term.
What’s changed since then is that HRC has been slipping in the polls and losing ground to Sanders. She can’t fulfill BHO’s Reagan equivalent third term if she loses.
Suddenly there is a lot of talk of Biden running. Stories appear about how lovable and charming his gaffes are. Of course there’s the rehash of how Beau on his deathbed begged his father to run.
My guess is that Biden will need to show some promise, and Hillary will need to keep sliding in the polls, before a final decision is reached. It does seem important to Obama’s view of his legacy to win a vicarious third term. We shall see.