If Obama is the next President, will he end up like Bill Clinton?

[question everything]

Think about that. Clinton left office when he was 54 which, for the boomers, is like the old 40. He left the highest job that he ever wanted, what else was there to do?

Other former presidents just started golfing, or went back to their peanuts farm. But Clinton was an elected official most of his adult life. One can say that campaigning is in his blood.

So if Obama follows the same path and will end up being a "former president" while barely qualified to be an AARP member, would he just sit still after that and not get involved, though with a different style, of course?

[Colobo]

1. I do see Obama as the next Bill Clinton.

I saw the same thing I see in Obama today in 1992 when I saw Clinton on TV then. I was 9 yrs old, living in Puerto Rico and had never been out of there. One night, the news were talking about the US Presidential Election. Dad was watching it, and he said he thought Bush was going to win. Then he asked me to come over and take a look at the two candidates, to see whom I thought was going to win. I didn't know anything about politics, and less about American politics.

However, when I saw Clinton on TV, I told Dad: "He's going to win". Dad asked me why, and I told him: "He has something... he looks like a president."

I was right then. I hope to be right now.

[Hippo_Tron]

2. Clinton had the good fortune of a very weak primary field

Obama would have this thing locked up if not for Hillary being in the race. If he does get the nomination he will have truly shown what he can do.

[Unsane]

4. Yep. It's a shame too. Any other cycle and Obama would be steamrolling this thing.

It's not that I dislike Hillary Clinton; I just hate that she's beating my guy!!!

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. She isn't, really.

She has done worse than projected in every contest so far. She has more superdelegates, because of the strength of the Clinton machine, but they are effectively tied in delegates otherwise. The popular vote is still neck and neck between them. And she is soundly projected to lose in SC as well, which could put Obama is a solid lead going into supertuesday.

Now that Kucinich is out, Obama will get a boost from his supporters, though I think most of them (us) will back Edwards, first. I don't see Hillary picking up many Kucinich supporters.

Obama is far from being beaten.

[Unsane]

10. From your lips.....

[question everything]

16. If Obama went through being a governor of Illinois, first

he would be unbeatable. We all know that governors, not senators, become presidents.

If he is not the nominee, he can still follow that path.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. The fact that Clinton isn't way ahead shows how weak she is

She should be polling 70% in every state, just on her name alone.

[question everything]

15. The irony is that both Edwards and Clinton knew about each other's

plans. Obama was a complete surprise to both of them.

And, yes, 1992 was a weak field, after papa Bush was riding a 90% approval rating just a year earlier, after the smarter Gulf War. Most leading Democrats just decided to stay out.

[FlyingSquirrel]

3. Sorry to not be posting an answer of substance here...

But the first thing that came to my mind when you asked that question was a visual image of Obama in the oval office being attended to by Monica Lewinsky.

I would certainly hope he would not end up like Bill Clinton in that regard.

;)

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Truth be told

me too. "Getting bj's in the Oval Office?"

Bad! Bad!

[lutefisk]

6. "...or went back to their peanuts farm"... Carter did much more!

And what's with all these "what if" threads lately?

[JI7]

8. you can't be serious with the "went back to their peanut farm" comment

Carter has done and continues to do a lot more for this country and the world than any of the former presidents .

[BarackBucks]

11. No, I think he will remain faithful to his wife and treat her with respect

[Dogmudgeon]

13. You're absolutely right

Most men in politics remain faithful to their wives and treat them with respect.

--p!

[ArkySue]

12. No, he'll be more like

Bush.

[FrenchieCat]

14. writing in full sentences these days, hey?

How fortunate we are to experience this gift you have of saying nothing with so few words! :sarcasm:

[suston96]

17. Are you saying Clinton has done nothing since leaving the White House?