2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: so here's what we know from the newest dump of HRC emails. [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)Hillary gets Rahm demoted in her husband's administration.
Rahm supports Obama in 2008.
Blumenthal supported Hillary in 2008.
Obama's team perceived Blumenthal as an untrustworthy asshole, but Hillary knows he is on "her team".
Obama wins, and Hillary becomes his Secretary of State, thus joining the Obama team/building her resume.
Rahm tells Hillary that Blumenthal is NOT WELCOME.
Bill pays Blumenthal $120k.
Hillary continues to talk to him, but only RECEIVES advice; presumably Bill passes on pillow talk about her concerns thus giving her plausible deniability about him knowing FROM HER about her concerns. (Seriously, it's a big world and he knew she only needed one country - wait! It was from the folks he was getting paid by, so possibly no pillow talk - just her husband paying him.)
Blumenthal maintains his ability to influence policy through this channel while waiting for primary hostility to disapate.
Rahm ends up Mayor of Chicago as reward for Obama loyalty.
He is publicly viewed as a Clintonista based on the Bill connection.
Bernie publicly criticizes him/Rahm supports Hillary.
What a convoluted mess!
Do I have it down?