The biggest hurdle Hillary had in 2008 was her lack of foregn policy experience. By taking the position of Secretary of State she has been able to get that experience. The Clinton political machine is not stupid. They have always been counting on Obama failing so they could run again in 2012. I predicted several months ago that Obama will not even run for the office again in 2012. He has solidified this prediction in recent months by some of the actions he and his family has taken that no politician would take if they were going to seek reelection. This ad may be put out as a test but I predict Hillary will step down as SOS next year and run for the democratic nomination and I think this will happen regardless if Obama runs or not.