Personally, I think it was a brilliant move on the Obama campaign’s part to offer to have Hillary Clinton’s name entered into the nomination process at the convention. First of all, Clinton will be voting not for herself, but for Obama. Secondly, it takes away something important for her diehard advocates to complain about. And, thirdly, the vast majority of Clinton delegates will follow Hillary’s lead and, in a show of party unity, vote for Barack Obama. The end result will be a paltry sum for Clinton (which won’t be embarrassing to her because of her graciousness in endorsing Obama) that will demonstrate that, contra all the howling from PUMA’s, the party is indeed united behind the nominee. Problem solved.
This will take all the air out of efforts to sow disunity. Meanwhile, Bill and Hillary Clinton are very aware of their precarious position within the party. They will do their all to give excellent speeches and leave an unadulterated positive impression on the legions. Posterity demands it and the Clintons are not stupid.
