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Murdoch has a very good skill at picking potential future winners and getting on the right side early, which in theory means he would be higher up the friends list for th benefits of supporting the president.
I also think that, as a media type, Murdoch is smart enough to see that the current administration and it's ultra conservative base are NOT serving his best interests, and that if Hillary runs, the republicans likely have nobody on deck to challenge solidly.
Seriously, polls show Hillary would do well, and the republicans right now have nobody even coming out of the noise. The normal routine at the end of a two term presidency would be to have the VP run, but well, Dick Cheney may be the only man in the US that polls lower than Bush right now, so that ain't going to work.
I think you will see the republican party take a pass at the next presidential election, putting up a token candidate and letting it slip away for 4 years while they regroup.
Democrats are already looking at the potential to take over the house this year... the tide may be turning faster than we could dream.
Alex
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