The Two Men Who Kept Hillary From Being President

When Donald Trump met with Barack Obama, it was the meeting of the two men most responsible for Hillary Clinton not becoming president of the United States, at least for the foreseeable future. Remember, there is nothing like the second chance in American political life…just ask Richard Nixon who said they wouldn’t have him to kick around anymore after he lost an election. Even Obama bounced back after losing an election, so you never know what will happen.

As the two shook hands, most saw them as rivals, but they have more in common than people might want to realize.

What do Barack Obama and Donald Trump have in common? It’s not like the Kennedy-Lincoln list, but it is fascinating:

Both ran for president as outsiders.

Both campaigned as agents of drastic change.

Both broke new ground in using Social Media in their campaigns.

Both launched their primary campaigns at the end of the second terms of their predecessors.

And both beat Hillary Clinton to get there.

Hillary Clinton probably realized it.

Bill Clinton probably did, too.

But the first handshake between “O” and “The Donald” was the meeting of the two people who kept Hillary from the most coveted office in the land.