Program Note: When it all began, he was the superstar with the big crowds and big bucks. He had the title she wanted: President Clinton. They both may be down now, but they’re certainly not out. Watch a special hour, “Clintons Never Quit.” Tonight, 10 ET

Tom Foreman
AC360° Correspondent

Sen. Hillary Clinton once told 60 Minutes "I'm not sitting here...some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette." And she didn’t. She fought long and hard for the Democratic nomination and it would be easy to write her off now that she lost. But there are at least 18 million reasons that can’t happen. That's about how many voters chose Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama and according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll four out of ten democrats still wish she were the nominee.

It’s something the Obama camp is probably considering in the search for his running mate. As CNN Political Analyst Carl Bernstein put it: "I think that if Obama is to choose Hillary Clinton, it will be because he sees he can not win this election clearly, unless he picks her."

Former presidential Adviser, David Gergen, agrees: “Barack Obama is going to keep the door open until the very last moment, the moment of decision about whether he thinks Hillary Clinton ought to be on the ticket. And I think there is a serious possibility she will be on the ticket."

There are other possibilities, of course, other positions that have been raised like Mayor of New York City or even the Governor of New York State. There are also cabinet positions and leadership roles in the Senate. Not lost on Washington insiders, is this: Hillary Clinton could, in fact, by fortifying her status in the Senate actually have more influence over time than she might have had as president. According to CNN political contributor, William Bennett, she could “be elected again and again and again, and get seniority on these positions like armed services and have a profound effect on American political life." It comes down to a delicate dance for Sen. Obama. One way or the other, Hillary Clinton remains a player in his presidential aspirations.

Program Note: Watch a special hour, “Clintons Never Quit.” Tonight, 10 ET

Tom Foreman
AC360° Correspondent

When it all began he was the superstar. He drew big crowds and big bucks. He had the title she wanted: President Clinton. But as the race for the nomination dragged on a curious thing happened. Sen. Clinton’s public approval rating fitfully improved over the long battle while the former president’s got decidedly worse. Hillary Clinton's numbers are now better than his across the board. As former Clinton adviser, David Gergen, put it “one of the enduring mysteries of this campaign has been...Bill Clinton's sometimes erratic behavior.”

He insulted reporters (remember what he called Vanity Fair writer Todd Purdum?) and accused the Obama campaign of playing the race card. "The rage he exhibited at the end of this campaign did not go unnoticed,” said CNN’s Jessica Yellin, “Not only by the media, but by average people, average voters who were sort of astounded by it.”

Did Bill Clinton lose the primary for his wife? That depends on who you ask. Paul Begala, former Clinton adviser: "I don't believe for a minute that Bill Clinton was a negative to his wife's campaign. And…if it helps them sleep easier at night to believe this myth that the most popular man on earth…was somehow a detriment...I want a case of whatever it is they are drinking." Former Republican National Committee Senior Adviser, Tara Wall thinks “Bill Clinton soured a lot of voters with the way he debased and degraded Barack Obama.”

Today the campaign says unequivocally Bill Clinton is behind Obama. And Obama wants that support. But the two have yet to be photographed together. David Gergen has talked to people close to the former president and reports that he’s angry but “it's not that he's got an anger directed at Barack Obama, but he really deeply believed that his wife deserved this, that she had made all the preparations, that she would be the better candidate, the country would be better served."

Program Note: When it all began, he was the superstar with the big crowds and big bucks. He had the title she wanted: President Clinton. They both may be down now, but they’re certainly not out. Watch a special hour, “Clintons Never Quit.” Tonight, 10 ET

Tom Foreman
AC360° Correspondent

There can be no other childhood in America that quite compares to growing up in the White House. Many children have had the experience and not one adult can rightfully say he or she knows what it would be like. But in this election, a great many people who remembered that little girl from the Clinton White House, were impressed to see Chelsea Clinton as a young woman on the campaign trail.

James Carville is a close friend of the Clinton family: “The whole country has watched her grow, and it's so nice to see a success story like this and to see, you know, somebody we knew as a girl, you know, turn into a really kind of mature, bright, articulate, successful young woman. And i think it's good for other children, particularly young girls, to see."

But will young girls see her following in her parents’ footsteps? Does Chelsea Clinton have political aspiration? CNN senior political analyst David Gergen doesn’t think so: "My bet is that Chelsea Clinton is going to go have a private life, is going to be extraordinarily adventuresome, interesting. She's a young woman who really proved her mettle in this campaign to the public."

Former Clinton adviser, Paul Begala, may just become a current Clinton adviser if Chelsea decides to go into politics: “…I have no idea if Chelsea Clinton really wants to run for office. If she does, you know, I may just quit my gig at CNN and volunteer to be her campaign manager.