IUC Exclusive: Obama wanted Caroline Kennedy to become first woman President elect in 2016
It was none other than President Obama who convinced Caroline Kennedy to seek Hilary Clinton’s senate seat. Obama wanted to position Kennedy to succeed him as Commander In Chief in 2016. “Barack and Caroline worked closely the past couple of years,” a source in the DNP told IUC. “Barack wanted to position Caroline as the first woman President, and to be his successor. He didn’t think anyone else out there was a better candidate.
“That’s why he gave Hilary a high profile seat – so he could make sure she was out of the picture for good. He also believes Hilary will be a better Secretary of State than she would be President cause he feels someone like Caroline will tap into the youth market the same way he has. He also believes a Kennedy would be more inclined to have an impact of change, the focus of his campaign, more than a Clinton.”
One of Obama’s heroes is none other than Caroline’s dad, JFK. “Barack wanted to do this so the legacy of JFK would live on stronger with his daughter making history,” the source said. “He believes in Caroline more than anyone on the planet. Caroline’s usually a very private person, but Barack was able to convince her to get active and in the public spotlight. It was quite a feat.”
Here’s why Caroline withdrew (NY Times)
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I happen to agree with you that Caroline was a lance aimed at two targets: Hillary and Bill Clinton. Obama knows that he only tied with the Clntons in the primaries.
His other target was Palin. Trust me, Sarah is getting stronger in the Republican Party with every passing month. Caroline’s crash and burn doesn’t help matters at all.
The Clintons were smart. They knew what was going on. They’re the Clintons. As a pair, they’re actually better at this than Barack. They just ran out of time and money, is all. Trust me when I tell you that some of Bill’s people in New York found the nanny and tax stuff, found out about Caroline’s spotty voting record, and made sure that it got leaked in such a way that the New York Democratic organization would raise unshirted hell with Patterson. Caroline has been dying a slow death for a month. Besides, the New York outfit didn’t like the fact that Barack and Teddy were ramming Caroline down everyone’s throat. Caroline hadn’t done squat for the Party and now she wanted the seat handed to her. That was Clydesville.
Barack knows that he got screwed by the Clintons on this. He’ll find a way to get back, probably by using Susan Rice to undermine Hillary (that’s her role, btw, as UN Ambassador, she’s Obama’s spy at the Department).
My take? Patterson goes back to the New York Party and pick Andrew Cuomo.
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I wonder if meanwhile you might do an opinion piece on the subject of freeing someone.
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Fresh
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