he was once the most powerful man in the world, but former us president bill clinton says he believes he should take a more backstage role should his wife, hillary, decide to run for president in an interview with town & country magazine, the 68 year old revealed that he believes he has lost his natural flair for political campaigning, adding that becoming a grandparent to his daughter chelsea's six month old daughter charlotte has tamed the angry side of his personality which once helped to propel him to victory 'i've told hillary that i don't think i'm good [at campaigning] anymore because i'm not mad at anybody i'm a grandfather, and i got to see my granddaughter last night, and i can't be mad' he said scroll down for video  back seat? president clinton plans to stay out of the limelight if and when hillary clinton launches her expected run for president, he tells town and country magazine in a new interview  doting grandparents: the clintons had long spoken of their desire to have a grandchild   a dream which came true last year when their daughter chelsea gave birth to baby charlotte (pictured) undecided role: 'i've told hillary that i don't think i'm good [at campaigning] anymore because i'm not mad at anybody i'm a grandfather, and i got to see my granddaughter last night, and i can't be mad,' he said  'i think it's important, and hillary does too, that she go out there as if she's never run for anything before and establish her connection with the voters and that my role should primarily be as a backstage adviser to her until we get much, much closer to the election' the interview provides a rare inside look at the couple's mindset ahead of a widely expected impending presidential announcement according to reports, mrs clinton is currently in the process of preparing to launch her bid within the next two weeks, and she's rumored to have already signed a lease for her campaign office in brooklyn however, she has to officially declare as a candidate within the next two weeks if she is going to run if mrs clinton is elected, the former president added that his wife 'would have to assess what she wants me to do' in addition to his new, calmer outlook on life, former president clinton may have other reasons for wanting to avoid playing an active part in his wife's campaign ready for more? mrs clinton is widely expected to launch a bid within the next two weeks  looking back: the former president's role in hillary's 2008 campaign was reportedly a source of great tension in the clinton camp  according to reports at the time, his role in his wife's 2008 campaign was a source of great tension in the clinton camp many of his political advisers joined her campaign, and some of them didn't get on with mrs clinton's staff and this time around, mrs clinton is thought to be off on a good foot, holding a substantial lead over her fellow democrats, as well as a top spot in general election polling mr clinton added that the couple has not discussed what her campaign – or her potential election – would mean for their philanthropic foundation 'we might have to change the [foundation] rules again but we haven't talked about that yet, and i don't think we should,' he said 'you can't it's hard for any party to hang onto the white house for 12 years, and it's a long road a thousand things could happen' whatever occurs, mr clinton's priority is to keep the foundation alive whether he's running it or not outspoken: the former president previously sparked controversy on his wife's campaign trail, including with remarks about president obama's 2008 campaign being a 'fairytale' ahead of the south carolina primary  groundbreaking: mrs clinton has the chance to become the first female president in american history, which would make former president clinton as the 'first man' the bill effect: mrs clinton is ahead in the polls and it is thought that the democrats would like to see her run for the white house the family is pictured at former president clinton's second inauguration  the clinton foundation is running 3,100 projects around the world, affecting the lives of 430 million people the former president has spoken about life as a grandfather and how watching baby charlotte grow has been 'a hoot' 'it's amazing,' mr clinton said on the ellen show towards the end of last year 'hillary and i only have one child and she's quite wonderful, but it's been a long time since she's been that age' meanwhile, daughter chelsea has said her parents are totally involved in their granddaughter's life, all the way down to changing diapers she told jimmy kimmel that they are  embracing their new roles as grandma and grandpa clinton 'they're changing diapers, reading to her, helping her go to sleep at night,' she said 'it's just been such a joy for me to watch them sort of rediscover that part of their lives and to watch them as grandparents'
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former first lady hillary clinton has not announced whether or not she will run for president . her husband says he will support her wishes no matter what   but will take a back seat role if and when she begins her campaign . during her 2008 campaign, it was reported that his staffers clashed with her team 