He cannot dangle this and then say no to her and because after dissing her in effect for the Vice Presidency and then this, too, that would be a huge riff not only with her but with large sections of the Democratic Party.
Gergen emphasizes the political implications of Obama's potential offer to Clinton.
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I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?
If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
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