I should preface this by saying that I am not an Obama convert, and that this is not an endorsement of Obama. Just some observations:
The Clintons don't seem to know it yet, but what they are running is not a campaign but a farewell tour. The many people who are coming out to see and hear Bill and Hill may be doing so because they say they are "undecided," but the truth is they are coming to say goodbye, and I think the people who are coming to the rallies know that deep down.
It may be sometihng of a wistful decision. Looking at Bill and Hill people may be reliving the 1990s in their minds, and they may remember good times, relative peace and prosperity, but at the end of that nostalgic mental journey they are saying goodbye to all that (as Andrew Sullivan titled his piece of Obama), and moving on to someone else.
It seems to me that this is quickly becoming the sole purpose of the Clinton campaign - giving the public a chance to say goodbye to them - and this feeling will only increase if they continue on if they lose in new Hampshire.
What seems especially odd is that Bill himself can't recongize this. It just goes to show, I think, how insulated he has become in his post-presidency, detached from the electorate, overly concerned with managing his legacy. More than anyone else in America right now, Biill Clinton should see something of his younger self in Obama - he had that same kind of charisma and the same ability to connect in a visceral and spiritual way with his audiences.
I would venture that Bill, when contemplating Obamamania, recognizes that he is on the losing side this time around, and yet...
In some strange way, the Clintons themselves are helping the country to close the chapter on his presidency and on their legacy.
Its an unintended consequence of her campaign, and a terrific bit of irony.