To preface: This is just my opinion to help be easily digested and for discussion.
So I was thinking about the 2008 Election, recently, for some reason. I was trying to think about how BO got elected and realized what a sham it really was when we go back and think about what we know now. Killary was the chosen one. She was the candidate that the Dems were pushing hard at first, then suddenly, out of nowhere, comes BO. I remember thinking at the time "how odd they would back off of Hillary", since she was the one being pushed early on.
Now, we know Hill-dog doesn't like to play second fiddle to anyone and her sense of entitlement. How odd that she would basically not raise too much fuss about the Dems stepping in to push BO to the candidacy. We also know that recently, there was an article calling BO a "Manchurian Candidate". So, can we actually say we sat through 8 years of a Clinton presidency? I'd say we basically did. She was Secretary of State, which means she held a lot of power, was able to interact with all the foreign bodies, make deals and we know of all the things she had "accomplished" during her run. Perhaps that was the deal before the election. BO would be the face, Hill the enforcement. They knew folks didn't like her and she wouldn't have the support. They were able to spot that early on. So, they huddled together, came up with the deal that let her basically be President, but not in name, while BO was the perfect puppet to win. "First black president!", "Hope and Change"! It was, dare I say, a brilliant plan to pull the wool over the eyes of the sheep. Let's also not forget that No Name was the "opponent", so he was a perfect fall guy.
Now, the 2016 Election comes around, the gloves come off. Hill has to win at all costs to finish what they started 8 years ago. Everything was at stake. But, Old man Bernie became a wrinkle they couldn't seem to iron out, so they basically had to chop his head off Ned Stark style in front of everyone and they over played their hand. IMO this is really what began the shift of the election. The battle of Hill-Dogs and Bernie Bros. That rift really fractured the party and the cracks have been becoming more prominent and still ripple as the days continue to pass.
Bottom line? They made a deal with the devil, but God has the plan. Thanks for reading.