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I assume that there are a large number of issues where they are in very similar positions - especially domestically.
On foreign policy, though it is even MORE important that she run with Obama - not against. I was afraid last summer, when she went out of her way to argue that she would have taken a far more hawkish Syrian policy that she would try to run against Obama. At the time, my thought was that the dilemma for her was that Obama was polling badly on foreign policy -- but -- having been in the administration, she had even LESS ability to claim she was the change than McCain, who tried that down to not inviting Bush to the convention, did in 2008. However, on many issues, Obama is doing what the majority of Americans think is the best thing to do. Obama is not at all the equivalent of GWB circa 2008.
At this point, I think she is largely supportive of Obama. Where in November 2013, her support of the Iran interim agreement was rather tepid (but there!), this month she said it would be a great accomplishment. She did add caveats, but so did President Obama and Secretary Kerry - to me, all in the don't count your chickens until they are hatched vein.
The fact is that we are in the happy situation, where success for Obama, improves Clinton's chances -- and (even if she could say she was against something) anything that fails might hurt her. This means that everyone (including all of us) should be pulling in the same direction on things still in play.
Although there is no gain to oppose Obama on things still in play, HRC will speak of things over the last several years where her position would have been different. Here, though history may take these comments with a grain of salt -- she is running to be President and stating where she disagreed is essential to defining her as an independent potential President.
However, we should consider these comments are offered with the benefit of hindsight. It is unlikely she will point out where she disagreed, but something worked. This will go to the classic truism - success will have hundreds of "fathers" ("mothers"
and failures will be orphans.
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Memo to announced and potential 2016 Democratic candidates: You will not win us by dissing President Barack Obama's accomplishments.
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Mahalo karyn
Just after the 2000 election, I was actually in Tennessee, having lunch at a cafe in Tiptonville. I was sitting next to a table where a bunch of rednecks were laughing about Gore "getting his ass kicked" by a "real man". My friend who lives in eastern Tennessee had a similar experience 
