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Blood Feud

The Clintons vs. the Obamas

Edward Klein

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Roots of Animosity+
The 2012 Re-election Deal+
Bill's Double-Edged Support+
The Benghazi Breaking Point+
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Question 1 of 6
Why was Bill Clinton deeply wounded by Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign?
  • A. Obama explicitly called for a federal investigation into the Clinton Foundation's finances.
  • B. Obama implied Ronald Reagan had a greater impact than Clinton and implicitly called Clinton a racist.
  • C. Obama blamed the 2008 financial crisis entirely on Clinton's economic deregulation policies.
  • D. Obama refused to invite Bill Clinton to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
Question 2 of 6
According to the text, what was one of the primary reasons Michelle Obama held a grudge against Hillary Clinton?
  • A. Hillary's refusal to endorse Barack Obama immediately after she lost the 2008 primaries.
  • B. Hillary's public criticism of Michelle's healthy eating initiatives as First Lady.
  • C. Hillary's aggressive attack on Edward Brooke, the first African American US senator, during her time at Wellesley College.
  • D. Hillary's close personal relationship with wealthy Republican donors who opposed Obama.
Question 3 of 6
Why did Obama's advisor David Plouffe argue that it was necessary to enlist Bill Clinton's help for the 2012 re-election campaign?
  • A. Clinton could help attract white, working-class voters that Obama was struggling to reach.
  • B. Clinton had vast personal wealth that could be used to independently fund the campaign.
  • C. Clinton was needed to negotiate a peace treaty in the Middle East to boost Obama's approval ratings.
  • D. Clinton had the unique influence required to prevent Oprah Winfrey from publicly criticizing Obama.
Question 4 of 6
How did Bill Clinton use his nominating speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention to further his own political agenda?
  • A. He openly criticized Obama's handling of the economy, positioning himself as the true economic expert of the party.
  • B. He announced Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run during the climax of the speech to force Obama's endorsement.
  • C. He blamed the Republican party for blocking Hillary Clinton's initiatives as Secretary of State, boosting her approval.
  • D. He portrayed Obama as a centrist Democrat, implicitly comparing Obama's presidency to his own to reinforce the Clintons' policy platform.
Question 5 of 6
According to the text, why did Obama want Hillary Clinton to blame the Benghazi attack on a spontaneous reaction to an online video?
  • A. To protect the identities of undercover CIA operatives working in the Libyan compound.
  • B. To prevent a sudden drop in the stock market right before the 2012 presidential election.
  • C. To avoid undermining his key re-election argument that he had successfully ended the War on Terror.
  • D. To lay the political groundwork for a new military invasion in the Middle East.
Question 6 of 6
How did Bill Clinton capitalize on the troubled rollout of Obamacare to exact revenge on Barack Obama?
  • A. He sued the Obama administration on behalf of citizens who lost their healthcare coverage.
  • B. He partnered with Republican leaders in Congress to draft a replacement healthcare bill.
  • C. He launched a massive television ad campaign highlighting Obama's broken promises.
  • D. He publicly called the rollout a 'fiasco' and implied that Hillary would not have made such an amateurish mistake.

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Blood Feud Summary & Overview

Blood Feud (2014) tells the story of how two of the most influential families in the United States, the Obamas and the Clintons, came to despise one another, and how this mutual hatred has led to a long and cruel history of manipulation, back-stabbing and broken trust.

Who Should Listen to Blood Feud?

  • Gossip aficionados who love wild rumours about America’s Beltway
  • Anyone interested in American politics
  • Fans of Machiavelli’s The Prince

About the Author: Edward Klein

Edward Klein is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Amateur, as well as former foreign editor of Newsweek and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.

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