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    • against Carolyn Kennedy for US Senate in NY?  It’s not surprising the guy who governed from the middle would endorse the candidate who is likely to vote from the middle in the Senate.

      • Caroline Kennedy came out for Barack Obama.  Beginning to think it has nothing to do with essential qualities as a leader, but more about who did or didn’t support Hillary in the presidential primary.

  2. Interesting that Bill would choose to weigh in on this race, and only (AFAIK) at the end.  It does have a nice surprise effect, and I’m sure it will boost the Coakley team’s morale which should already be pretty high.

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    p>Coakley endorsed HRC for president in May, saying that she would vote for her as a superdelegate at the convention.  Does anyone know if she was active on HRC’s behalf in the primary three month’s earlier?  I’d be surprised if the two campaign staffs didn’t overlap.

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    p>I would guess that HRC herself would find it inappropriate for a sitting Secretary of State to endorse in a contested primary, but this gets the message across, doesn’t it?

  3. couldn’t have been better for Coakley.

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    p>There’s no time for this to backfire on Coakley (think Hillary in South Carolina).

    • Referring to the period after he left office, he would be described as either “former President Bill Clinton” or “Bill Clinton, the Forty-Second President of the United States.” The title “Mr. President” should only be used for the current officeholder, although in modern times this guideline is frequently disregarded. link

    • …once a President, always a President, at least in terms of title.  “President Emeritus” would work though.

      • The title of president should not be applied anachronistically. For example, when referring to the period before Former President of the United States Bill Clinton was elected president, he would be referred to as “Bill Clinton, the Governor of Arkansas”. Referring to the period after he left office, he would be described as either “former President Bill Clinton” or “Bill Clinton, the Forty-Second President of the United States.” The title “Mr. President” should only be used for the current officeholder, although in modern times this guideline is frequently disregarded. link

        • …but I respectfully disagree and continue to believe what I said above is how it SHOULD be.

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