Reply #80: We may know at the end of this year:

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There's been a lot of buzz around about the possibility that if the Dems lose bad in the midterms, and Obama's approval ratings continue to trend downward, there will be some musical chairs at the top of the administration: Biden will resign from the Vice-Presidency, Obama will select Hillary to replace him, once she's confirmed, Obama will give Biden the S. of S. position (foreign policy has always been Joe's specialty) then resign: Hillary will ascend to the Presidency and have a good year and a half plus to settle herself in and then run with the power of incumbency in 2012. Hillary will also make Obama her Vice-President, which will set him up nicely to be able to run for another term as Presient after Hillary finishes up in 2018 -- America likes him, but may feel at this point that he still needs a little more apprenticeship before he takes on the top job. He's a brilliant young man, he just needs more seasoning, that's all.