robert reich is professor of public policy at the university of cal berkeley. he's a very wis see blogger. clinton would fire up the democratic base. how so? >> i think she's a proven campaigner. she is obviously sharp and intelligent and has a fuj following. the most recent gallup polls show that she and the president is the most respected men and women in america. on top of that, she's done, i think, an ex sems nally good job in foreign policy where the obama administration has shined and even though the economy is likely to be a little lackluster by election day, having hillary clinton on the ticket would enable the president to put together his foreign policies easily. >> you make several points about this. i want to go through one at a time here because each of them really is worth a discussion. you also suggest, as you sort of started to talk about here, that it would divert voter's attention from the struggling economy back to the global stage and you think that would be good for democrats? >> i do think it would be good for democrats. the foreign policy successes of the administra