That makes perfect sense, and is probably the case. If he hated Obama as much as they say now, would he have attached his stamp of approval and tied together his legacy with the Obama collapse? Would a disastrous second term of Obama do much to help Hillary when they ran in 2016?
Since they share 85% of Obama’s views, they probably didn’t think the later would happen, though. As a political whore, I am sure he had no concern about his mega-endorsement in 2012.
Oh, I have no doubt that he hates Obama with a passion. Iirc, despite his public persona Clinto has a dark and very racist side, one that’s been suppressed by the press. Obama was the guy who stole the Clinton’s best shot at returning to the White House out from underneath them.
But Hillary’s in a unique position, almost completely unique in American political history, in that she can run for Bill’s third term, not Obama’s. The Lewinsky/Jones/Willey scandals have faded and most Americans look back on Bills presidency as one of peace, prosperity, economic growth and budgetary surplus (partially borrowing from the Republicans 1988 campaign there, for anyone who remembers the ads). Perfect opportunity to use their well tried trick of triangulation and position her politically as the “sensible center” between the Tea Party and Obama ...