(2008-01-27) — After a crushing defeat in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, the Democrat who campaigned most vigorously, coming into the state with the strongest organization and the best name recognition, now ponders whether to stay in the race through Super Tuesday.
Associates of former President Bill Clinton privately tell reporters they would not be surprised if he announced, as early as this week, that he’s dropping his White House bid.
“He’s not getting the kind of traction he expected,” said one unnamed Clinton campaign insider. “I guess people just aren’t ready for the kind of change Bill Clinton represents.”
Officially, the campaign still says he’s “in it for the long haul, and in it to win,” but off the record many acknowledge that he lost momentum “shortly after he opened his mouth.”
If the former president does drop out, experts believe the most likely beneficiary would be New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
13 responses so far ↓
1 Ms RightWing, Ink // Jan 27, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I need the Who’s Who Book of Clinton Legacy’s. You can’t tell the players without the book.
Will the real Clinton candidates please stand up
convent northwest: where Catholic girls go to find gold?
2 Ms RightWing, Ink // Jan 27, 2008 at 2:44 pm
clintons stole my thoughts
3 gafisher // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:03 pm
But if Bill Clinton doesn’t go back to the White House, how will we ever get change?
4 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:05 pm
“…..may have had a net negative effect…..”
Yathink!?!
5 DrivebyMeteor // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Bubba 2008 is beginning to remind me of Godfather III , or some other Hollywood franchise that has outlasted the ideas that once motivated it.
They say that history repeats itself ; first time as tragedy, second time as farce. How do you describe the third time around?
6 conserve-a-tips // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:29 pm
DrivebyMeteor: Freddy Kruger comes more to mind for me…ya know…”he’s baaaaaccckkk.”
It is beyond me how anyone could forget the atmosphere and ickiness that was the Bill Clinton White House occupation. Does anyone really think that this sociopath is gonna lie down and play dead if his wife gets into office? Da-nile river comes to mind.
Maos nutshell: China’s goober
7 camojack // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I hope Sick [sic] Willie stays in the picture; whatever it takes to keep both of them from returning to the White House…
8 prettyold // Jan 27, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What is really sickening is it’s not just the Clintons we would have back nagging us all the time . but James Carville ,Paul Begala,DeeDee Meyers, Lanny Davis,(GAG) ,how can you be 60 or so year old and still be called Lanny? Plus we would get all the ex-cons that were the indicted co-conspiritors from the Rose Law Firm. Maybe even Steponallofus,who isn’t cute anymore.
Explain to me how Hillary can trust Bill?How often would he fudge(GAG) the truthe to her?
would headssupposed to be “wood heads.”
9 onlineanalyst // Jan 27, 2008 at 5:12 pm
“…off the record many acknowledge that he lost momentum “shortly after he opened his mouth.â€
Hahahahaha!
I nearly spewed a mouthful of my homemade vegetable soup all over the computer screen over this one. It’s bad enough trying to pick out corn kernels and peas from the keyboard. (If anyone asks, I’m multi-tasking. Keeping up with late-breaking political news takes lots of energy, and I needed to stoke the engines.)
10 MajorDomo // Jan 27, 2008 at 5:20 pm
“…shortly after he opened his mouth.” I don’t think he ever did without a lie tumbling out.
Prettyold you nailed it in #8!
I’ve heard that God must have a sense of humor. Now my greatest worry is that he’ll give us a choice between Clinton and McCain!
11 da Bunny // Jan 27, 2008 at 7:12 pm
There’s a reason that Rush refers to this campaign of Hillary’s as a campaign for “Clinton’s third term.”
12 EXT // Jan 27, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Pull out?
We’d have been best off if Bubba’s dad had taken notice of that bit of advice.
But maybe not. Perhaps if dear old Daddy Rodham had been so wisely advised Jennifer Flowers would have gone on to become first lady.
13 gafisher // Jan 28, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Andy Borowitz is a liberal but it’s said even a blind squirrel stumbles into an acorn now and then, and when Borowitz gets it right he’s good. His take on Bill’s value to the Hillary campaign is priceless.
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