Really? I don’t know about the initial stages though — as I remember this was when the Clinton camp and Obama camp absolutely could not stand each other because Obama “stole” the election (and early key endorsements like that of the Kennedys) from Clinton and therefore was the real object of the Clintons’ wrath. I don’t even know if at this point she’d be sure she was willing enough to run in 2016!
To Bill Clinton’s credit he said the following in 2010:
Former President Bill Clinton advised Democrats today not to underestimate the possibility that Sarah Palin could be a powerful candidate in the 2012 presidential elections, citing her resiliency and calling her a “a compelling, attractive figure” who knows how to appeal to her conservative base.
“It’s always a mistake to underestimate your opponent,” Mr. Clinton said, in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s Good Morning America. “I do think she’s a resilient character. And we may be entering a sort of period in politics that’s sort of fact free, where the experience in government is a negative.”
Mr. Clinton, who was on the show to promote the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative, did not directly weigh in on Palin’s presidential qualifications, but said he thought the former Alaska governor is “somebody to be reckoned with.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-clinton-dont-underestimate-sarah-palin/
“calling her a “a compelling, attractive figure”...”
Ha, I bet Bill noticed she was “attractive”!
If she were President, I bet he would suddenly get interested in “reaching across the aisle”.