Legal Insurrection by William A. Jacobson July 20, 2024
“The strongest argument against replacing President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee is the notion that no suitable successor exists. But there is, and not just a good one but one of the most qualified people ever to run for the office: Hillary Rodham Clinton….”Things just got interesting.
NBC News is reporting that Clintonworld is backing Biden staying in the race:
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have privately been supportive of Biden’s decision to stay in the race and have been actively encouraging donors to stay with him, according to two people familiar with the Clintons’ thinking.
Both sources used the word “deferential” to describe the Clintons’ position as it relates to Biden’s commitment to continue his re-election campaign, which the president himself has stated publicly in recent days.
Behind the scenes, the Clintons have been in touch with the White House and have offered to help however they can, the sources said.
My first inclination was to view this as Clintonworld getting even with Obamaworld, which wants Biden to withdraw. The Clintons have never forgiven Obama for taking the 2008 nomination away from Hillary, and for using the “race card” on the Clintons in the 2008 primaries.
So I was inclined to agree with Mark Hemingway that Hillary might be doing this out of spite:
I don’t believe any of the reporting on Biden, but the thought of the Clintons doing this to stick it to Obama world is amusing.
More:
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/hillary-clinton-being-promoted-as-the-way-out-of-the-biden-mess/