I’ve been discussing this with friends frequently in the past few weeks. Hillary Clinton seems to be doing an outstanding job at State, but most people who have that job do so for about 4 years. Where would she go if she steps down?
Joe Biden, for all the cheerleading he does, might be a perfect candidate for Secretary of State. He wouldn’t get his vaunted weekly lunches with the President, but he’d still be of major importance to US policy and diplomacy, which we know he craves. Besides, I don’t think he’d make a great president...and would be unlikely to run after a second Obama term (I’m assuming Obama wins a second term, naturally!).
So what do you think? Is it possible that Barack and Hillary have let bygones be bygones and could actually be on the ticket together in ’12, with Biden taking Hillary’s job? Could this set up a scenario where Hillary is the go to candidate for the Democratic Party in ’16? She might think she’s too old by then, but I think she could do it!
I’d love for it to happen.