Bill has started thinking about what his role will be when he returns to the White House– not as the ou
r political leader in charge, but as her devoted husband. As this NYT article points out, the main change will be that he will not continue working; instead, he will pay his expenses out of the Clinton savings account and focus on representing the United States of America by Hillary’s side. He seems to be handling his journey from democratic frontman to the weaker half of a political dyad quite well; who knows, maybe having the charismatic lady-killer focus on PR while his less scandal-prone wife runs the country would turn out to be a stupendous idea?
This unique Clinton dilemma– a former President’s return to the White House as an unelected sidekick– made me wonder how ‘first husbands’ in other parts of the globe choose to adopt to and treat their newfound roles.
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A First Gentleman?
being an insider: a mixed blessing
Is Hillary an insider or an outsider? And does such a status work to her advantage or disadvantage?
As usual, the frustrating answer is: both.
In what CBS news dubs “The Clinton Paradox”, Hillary’s strengths and weaknesses are as changeable as the crowd she is facing on any given day. As the article mentions, “Clinton has to conform to stereotypes and defy them, and she has to run as both the insider and the outsider,” said Marie Wilson, founder of the White House Project, which promotes women running for high office. “She has to show she’s not entrenched in a system that has not been friendly to women, but also that she really knows it and is good at it.”
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