I thought I was perhaps being a touch paranoid back in March in my long post Clinton a Republican (if she can’t win).

Then in April House Democratic Whip James Clyburn also brought up the scary rumors that Clinton was purposely trying to derail Obama to heighten her own future prospects.

For the latest on the paranoid take on the primary drama (which I fully subscribe to, of course), see Frances Moore Lappe’s post at The Huffington Post - Is Clinton’s 2012 Campaign Under Way?:

“We know Hillary Clinton is smart, and we so can assume that for some time she has known, as well as anyone, that it is virtually impossible for her to become the Democratic nominee for President in 2008. So what could explain her continuing to battle, risking her party’s approbation?

We fear there is one explanation that fits too well: that Clinton is actually already fighting the 2012 race. We hope we are wrong. But within this frame, her actions do make perfect sense.
Clinton seems to be doing her best to weaken Obama’s candidacy and therefore the likelihood that he can win against McCain. With that result, she could say, ‘I told you so’ and offer herself as the 2012 savior of the Democratic Party. Her husband’s statement last weekend, that the Democrats were more likely to lose in November if she is not the nominee, fits that pattern.”

A lot of others are beginning to catch the same paranoia…

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