“...it’s possible the Dems will try to nudge HRC out, but she will never acquiesce.”
It’s not Hillary’s choice - it’s Obama’s. If he decides that she’s more of a liability than an asset to the party, their agenda, and his legacy, he’ll make sure she’s indicted by his DOJ. That will end her campaign within hours, if not minutes.
He’s already signaling that he’s not there for her, by his failure to do anything to slow or impede the FBI’s investigation.
Now that Trump is poised to overtake her in the national polls, Obama and the DNC may decide it’s time to forcefully retire her from the race and bring in Biden to replace her. It all depends upon whether the Dem leadership thinks the race is winnable at all.
If they’ve concluded that the Republicans own this one, they’ll let Hillary continue to a humiliating defeat. They’ll then tell Loretta Lynch to stand down. There’ll be no indictment, and Hillary will ride off into the sunset with her mega millions.
I agree with you there, and cite this to prove your point: Obama’s assertion that HRC “has said there was ‘carelessness’ in her using a private server,” She had said no such thing, nor would she say such, given that mere carelessness would be enough to indict her when it comes to handling classified info. Obama seemed to be defending HRC when he gave that interview, but he really did her no favors...and I suspect he knew exactly what he was doing.