Patience. It has to be done very carefully to avoid the wrath of his disciples.
EVERYBODY and his brother asks this question, without giving the timeline a second thought.
Hillary QUIT RUNNING FOR POTUS and starfted campaigning for Obama on JUNE 7th. The Kos and Smears images did not appear until JUNE 12th.
Once she threw her weight behind O-Bomb-out, the deal was done.