What changed Hillary Clinton's public persona?

[Keystone Phil]

At first, I was surprised that everyone and their mother suddenly adored her but then I realized that most Secretaries of State are pretty popular. Mind you, an overwhelming majority of people can't tell you what the hell she's doing in her role, can't tell you where she has been recently, etc. but they love the job she's doing! Add on the fact that she was a well known figure before she took the role and also had half of the Democratic party in her corner during a Presidential race. That makes for a very popular figure. What really surprised me was how she was portrayed as this working class, Average Joe hero during the 2008 primaries. I guess it helped that Obama was seen as the choice of "the elite." It's still a long way to come considering her public perception from 1992-1994ish.

I strongly believe that the Hillary love will die down considerably if she runs. All of these people around here that are suddenly on her side? I bet most of them go back to despising her because someone will emerge as the Obama of 2016. I know the situation ended up being different as we got closer to 2008 but remember that Hillary was wracking up huge margins in early primary polls from 2006-2008...

[Keystone Phil]

Sure, she doesn't have the Iraq War vote hanging around her neck anymore but whose to say the Dems won't be wanting to move past the Clinton's in 2016? People may want something new. They may be ready to finally close the door on that (and other) dynasties. She also won't be in the news for the next four years. Those forty point margins are coming down. No doubt about it.