Reply #35: Bill Clinton really should have congratulated Obama

[karynnj]

As to Hillary, while it is true that there was some chance that she would have received this had she won, that is really not certain. Many things that Obama has already signaled, likely would not have been her choice. He seems more in line with the policies espoused by John Kerry - such as on the non-proliferation issues and on not agreeing to the coup in Honduras (where the state department sometimes muddled Obama's message).

Incidentally, Kerry is in a similar position to Hillary - had there been enough voting machines in Democratic strongholds in Ohio, he very likely would have won Ohio and the Presidency. Assuming that he immediately convened the Regional summit on Iraq that he spoke of thousands of times, he likely would have had a good chance at getting the prize. In his case, it would even tie to his call in 1971 to "turn" US foreign policy. He, unlike the Clintons, put out a very nice statement that showed how proud he is of the President and of this acknowledgment that the world sees the US moving in the right direction.