Anthony Weiner: 'I Do' Know Huma Abedin's Role In Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign

[karynnj]

15. Not only is it bad for the reason you cite, it is bad because it is designed to smear a Democrat

with something that no one can make a case for. Every person who has run for President has someone who is their close personal aide. There are plenty of articles written on them and with a bit of thought we can dig up their names. (Kerry's was Marvin Nickleson) In Hillary's case, she was further hurt by RW rumors that suggested everything from having an affair with Vince Foster to being gay -- all in an effort to smear her and her husband.

I do think that the comment that there is some passive/aggressive behavior here on the part of Weiner may be true. ALL of us know that campaigns start long before they are public and that the people really involved stay quiet. The fact that Hillary has announced that she will give a string of speeches is a pretty good sign that she is likely to run -- and the polling numbers are more than encouraging. However, she deserves the right to test the water and make the decision herself. I agree with some that he may be enough of a distraction and a negative that she might drop his wife - from her current staff as well as any future campaign. (Oddly, she might be more reluctant than most as she personally knows how little control a wife could have over this and that there are reasons to stay in the marriage.)