The Clinton, Inc., objective now becomes to inflict so much damage on Obama that he is annihilated in November.
Then the field will be clear for 2012.
How does that clear the field for 2012? I understand that she can inflict damage on Obama, and then McCain may be elected. But how does that make Hillary a front runner for 2012? After all that has happened in the campaign, will Democrats rally around Hillary in 2012 if she tries again? Lots of Dems. are sick of the Clintons, and other candidates will be running in the 2012 primaries, I’m sure.
The Clinton, Inc., objective now becomes to inflict so much damage on Obama that he is annihilated in November.
Then the field will be clear for 2012.
I agree completely with that analysis. Yes, it is hugely cynical; but who would dare assert that Hillary is not cynical--and to an almost limitless degree?
I do think her post-campaign subversions will be rather surreptitious--"plausible deniability" will have to attach itself to her maneuvers, so that she will not embitter the party chieftans to her--but I feel sure that she will be capable of pulling it off.