Via Ben Smith, an excellent observation about how former President Clinton is playing the analyst these days, not the surrogate.
But when, even when his wife was running, did Clinton filter his political thoughts? At the height of the 2000 election, Clinton decided to call the New York Times's chief political correspondent and chat about Al Gore's strategy. Can't find the link, but trust this column: it wasn't helpful.
Still no word as to when Bill Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama. His first appearance will inevitably be a huge news event.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press/Yahoo poll has numbers suggesting that Barack Obama is still getting the support of only 58% of self-identified Clinton primary voters. But that's a weird number. All the polls agree that Obama is tied -- or even slightly losing -- among independents. Yet -- he's still leading John McCain. Where does he get his support from, if not from Democrats? Most other polls show Obama's having gained substantial support from Clinton Democrats over the past few months.
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