Riddle Me This

My mother and I are political opposites, and we end up getting into a great deal of fights about politics and religion. However, every now and again she has moments of clarity, and actually makes sense.

In a conversation the other day we were discussing the Clinton Obama primary quagmire that has been unfolding for the last ten or so states. With each passing primary, the fight gets nastier, dirtier, and just down right aggressive. The problem here, that I see, is that Clinton is a seasoned politician. She knows the ins and outs of political mudslinging, and campaign debauchery. Whereas Obama is still fairly wet behind the ears with regards to the kinds of primary based hostilities he has been struggling to stay afloat in.

So here is the theory, one that my mother came up with, and I had a hard time arguing....it makes sense, actually.

If McCain wins the election he is a one term president. He is too old to run for a second term, leaving the next presidential election wide open with no incumbent to hamper the process.

If Obama wins, he will run for a second term - this is important, so remember that.

Clinton began losing ground to Obama in a way that made her, and others, fairly certain that she wasn't going to last very long in the primaries. But wait! Over 300,000 republicans miraculously changed affiliation just in time for the primaries in their respective states, and Clinton began gaining ground again. You see, after Coulter and Limbaugh both mentioned that McCain stood a better chance against Clinton than Obama, there was a huge push to keep Clinton in the running.

This worked out to Clinton's advantage, for two reasons. One, there is a chance she could get the nomination, and actually beat McCain. Two, it allowed to her to stay in the running long enough to damage Obama's reputation so badly that if he got the nomination, the country may be turn away from him, electing McCain, a one term president instead of Obama, a strong two term president.

If McCain wins, Clinton will have another shot at the presidency, using this primary as her platform for the next time around. "See? You should have supported me, without division, and not an inexperienced candidate like Obama. Had you elected me McCain wouldn't have won, and we wouldn't be in XYZ situation." It's a strategy that would garner huge amounts of support for her. She would be a shoo-in for the democratic nomination.

But if Obama wins, she will not have her chance, as she will be too old to make the bid.

In summary? Clinton is dividing the Democratic party, and destroying Obama's presidential reputation on purpose as a set up so that she can either win this time, or next time, and become the great uniter. Either way, she's in like Flynn. It's a sneaky kind of strategy, but the way the Clintons operate, I can't help but think that it's something she is capable of.

So tell me, do you think it will work?