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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Bill Clinton, who called
himself the "comeback kid" during his first
presidential run, is pulling out all the stops for Hillary
Clinton's comeback.
His relentless approach to battling Barack Obama --
on the trail and inside the campaign -- is becoming
key to Sen. Clinton's newfound success, as she has
won four of the last six primaries. She still faces long
odds in her quest to overtake Sen. Obama on the road
to the Democratic Party's nomination.
Dubbed the "Billification" of Sen. Clinton's campaign
by some insiders, Mr. Clinton has become something
of a strategist-in-chief in recent weeks. He has been
pushing for harder and sharper attacks on Sen.
Obama. While she has jabbed her opponent over
his "elitist" tone and controversial statements by his
former pastor, Mr. Clinton delivers his own slams on
the stump, calling Obama ads misleading.
The former president says he's in uncharted
territory. "Being the spouse is more difficult than when
I was the candidate," he says in a brief
interview. "When you're running, you're out there
driving every day. But when you're the spouse, you feel
more protective. It's much harder."
Mr. Clinton has placed several of his own aides at
headquarters, including his former lawyer and a bevy
of strategists. Known as a bad loser, Mr. Clinton
privately buttresses his wife's drive to push on, telling
her, according to aides: "We're not quitters."
