I think it’s believable, especially in the light of the way Obama has treated her as SOS. She has been the least powerful, most ignored SOS in history and she has been reduced to a laughing-stock, doing the electric boog-a-loo in Third World countries for the amusement of the press.
This would only get worse if she were VP, and I think she sees it as blurring her “brand identity,” so to speak.
If she does want to run for President, I think she wants to put some distance between herself and Obama first. They’re equally left-wing, so it’s not that she doesn’t like his policies (or those of whoever sets them). But he’s fumbling and bumbling, on top of having dissed her virtually every time he has had the chance to do so, and I don’t think she wants to be associated with that.
Also, maybe she does think he’ll lose...
And after having said all that, I don’t think she was even asked to be VP at the supposed meeting a couple of days ago. But I do think she was called to consult (as a sort of proxy for her husband) in the selection of a replacement for Biden.
Everything you said makes sense... even up to the part about being consulted about a replacement. My doubts come from the way the press dealt with Biden's gaffes. The norm for a democrat is for the press to ignore 'slips'. That didn't happen - and I doubt Obama or his people have the power to pull press strings on this level - mockery of a Dem VP... That's more a Clinton gift via James Carville and his type...
That said, I'm standing with you on this one... she was not asked directly to be VP but was asked for her opinion on a replacement...