By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer

Posted Jan. 24, 2008 – Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is the only one in the race for the White House who’s running against an ex-president.  Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) decided to leave the Palmetto State to campaign in upcoming Super Tuesday states, so she has a bit of a jump on her two remaining rivals – Obama and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.).

The question is will the people of South Carolina think she doesn’t see them as super-important because she skipped town and left her husband behind to do her bidding?

Having an ex-president as a spouse has come in handy for the former first lady in recent weeks.  When she began the race for the White House, she distanced herself from hubby and telegraphed her independence and electablity on her own merits.  But after the defeat in Iowa, things changed, and President Clinton has been a constant on the campaign trail.

I’m not “hatin’” on Hillary, but is she sure she wants to make this race about both of them?    
Clinton is a formidable campaigner, and it’s becoming very clear he’s no fan of Obama.  His attacks are constant, and they’ve gotten so vitriolic that he’s even been asked to “chill” by the highest ranking Black lawmaker in the nation, U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina.

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