What Hillary allies fear the most

While Bill Clinton has arguably become the patriarch of the Democratic Party and left his White House tenure with high approval ratings, Hillary Clinton should avoid saying she would pick up where he husband left off, allies said.

And while she’s at it, should keep a distance from President Obama, too.

“In my opinion, she should not run as a third term Bill Clinton or a third term Barack Obama,” Smith said, adding that she needs to lay out a “clear vision about where she wants to take the country.”

There was a lot of talk among donors and other Clintonites on Friday about how Clinton needs to avoid tying herself to an unpopular Obama.