Clinton allies worried about 'Obama's third term' attacks

Clinton allies worried about 'Obama's third term' attacks
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Anonymous sources with close ties to Hillary Clinton are reportedly worried about the former secretary of State being tagged with the "Obama's third term" label, should she run for president in 2016.

[S]ome Clinton associates — all of whom requested anonymity to speak candidly — have quietly expressed concern that one of the most effective critiques could be that her presidency, should she run and be elected, would be nothing more than President Barack Obama's third term.

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.