In bullfights, the bull is first weakened by the picador who impales hooks into the bull's back to cause him to bleed. Once he has bled and weakened, the matador comes out to further weaken the bull and deliver the killing blow.
Obama was the picador whose job was to weaken and bleed the American republic. Hillary was going to be the matador.
(And no, I have never been to a bullfight. I know a little about bullfights because I toured a bullfight arena when I lived in Spain.)
Once upon a time in Mazatlán, I asked a guy trying to sell us bullfight tickets “Does the bull ever win?” “Oh no Señor.” “Then it’s not a fight is it?”