If you had any doubts about how close this presidential race really is…the Obama Campaign just acknowledged that it will go down to the wire.
We now know that the Obama Campaign has asked Bill Clinton to give a major prime time address at the Democratic Convention. Sources are saying that it will be Clinton who formerly places the President’s name in nomination for a second term. That ain’t nothin’ given the uneasy truce between these two political heavyweights
It wasn’t all that long ago that the rift between Clinton and the White House was Grand Canyon like in size and scope. Then candidate Obama was more than a little rough on Hillary Clinton during the primaries; putting out a host of scathing ads and press releases. We can still hear Hillary chastising Obama: “Shame on you, Barak Obama.”
The former president was incensed. You might even recall some racial comments flying back and forth between Bill and Barak during the South Carolina primary. And even though Obama asked Hillary to serve as his chief diplomat, it was months before he reached out to Bill; a point that irked the former president. Clinton’s personality is enormous at times overshadowing even the president. And Clinton’s tendency to go “off message” has caused White House staffers to pop a few Tums.
But the former president is wildly popular among Democrats and swing voters. He has the ability to engage black, Hispanic and college students; all of whom are essential to the president’s re-election prospects. Expecting little reprieve from the unemployment and economic growth numbers the Obama Campaign has decided to pull out all the stops.
So Bill Clinton will be handed the spotlight…and the White House will break out the Pepto.
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