The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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Hillary Clinton on Monday told reporters that her husband, Bill, who in a previous life served as president of the United States, was on track for a three-month rehabilitation, and said it was unclear whether he would be able to go on the road with the man who would like to hold the job he had, Sen. John Kerry . /p>

But according to a former Clinton staffer, there are already plans being put into place for Clinton to join Kerry on a barnstorming trip two weeks before the election. That trip would include a number of stop in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Florida.

"They are looking at three two-day trips. Big rallies and television," says the former Clinton staffer. "Some of the folks involved are calling it 'Operation Bubba Blowout.'"

The thinking seems to be that Clinton's emergence from his convalescence would at the least energize the Democratic base that has been growing increasingly uneasy about Kerry's performance and standing as their candidate.

p>"At the very least, Clinton steals the headlines for two or three days, and creates the political buzz and excitement Kerry hasn't been able to develop," says a Democratic political consultant, who was unaware of the plan. "This is probably the only thing that can save Kerry's campaign right now." br> /p>

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Hillary Clinton, Television