Back in 1992, as a bimbo eruption threatened Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign, he and Hillary rolled the dice with a “60 Minutes” interview. Looking tense and wearing a trademark headband, she supported him even as she insisted with a Southern twang, “I’m not sittin’ here like some little woman, standing by my man like Tammy Wynette.”

Yet that’s exactly what she was doing — and it saved the day. Hubby went on to finish second in the New Hampshire primary, and in his “victory” speech, declared himself “The Comeback Kid.”

Nearly a quarter-century later, it’s Hillary’s turn on the razor’s edge. The Clintons aren’t kids anymore, but if they’ve got a comeback strategy for her, they’d better use it fast. Her doomsday clock is ticking.

Hardly a day goes by without more developments in her email scandal and the damage is reaching red-alert levels. The words “criminal probe” that she fought so hard against when The New York Times broke the investigation story are now routine, as are mentions of the FBI and the “home-brew” server at the center of it all.

The drip-drip-drip of new details, combined with the chance that there will be a bombshell revelation, are taking a toll on supporters. There is open talk about Democrats abandoning ship and the hunt for substitutes is picking up steam. One sign of desperation is that an Al Gore trial balloon was floated until he quickly, and wisely, shot it down.

The problem for Hillary is that she’s got three problems. They are enormous together, and each alone has the potential to be fatal.

The first problem is the Obama White House. It can tell the Justice Department to back off, or play it straight with the probe of how she handled classified information. The president can deliver a message of support for her, or help push Vice President Joe Biden into the race against her. He can unleash Valerie Jarrett, or muzzle her.

In any event, there is little or nothing Clinton can do. The choice is Obama’s.

Hillary’s second problem is the media. There’s a small sob-sister cohort trying to protect her, but mostly there’s a feeding frenzy and leaks from various government agencies are showing up in reports across the country.

Clinton’s sense of entitlement, reflected in the decision to use a private server and delete emails of her choosing, along with her frosty relationships with the intelligence community, are coming back to haunt her. Again, she’s got little power to stop the death by a thousand cuts.

Her third problem is character. That 1992 interview where she lied to protect her husband was one of many where she demonstrated a willingness to say whatever was politically expedient. The habit has become so ingrained that she appears addicted to deceit.

Polls showing that about 60 percent of Americans, and even more in some swing states, find her dishonest and untrustworthy mean she has a mountain to climb to get to the Oval Office. It’s hard to figure out how she gets people to vote for her who’ve already ­decided they don’t trust her.

If there is a way for Clinton to survive the brutal gauntlet of these problems, I don’t see it. Even if the Justice Department backs off and Obama gives her a boost, the leaks from others in government won’t necessarily stop. Even if the leaks stop and the story peters out, she still needs to change millions of voters’ minds about her integrity.

The odds of all three situations breaking her way are slim. Then she still would have to be error- and scandal-free for the next 15 months. Comebacks are one thing, miracles another.

There is a final irony in her predicament. Clinton set up the private server to have total control over her communications, and she succeeded, temporarily.

But now the bill must be paid, and she has almost no control over the price. She forgot the warning to be careful what you wish for — and that the devil always takes his due.

A very stiff drink

Headline: “CO Gov. Drinks Water Straight From Contaminated River!”

Yes, and now he’s a human flashlight.

A con ‘job,’ courtesy of Hizzoner

For an all-purpose example of what’s wrong with Bill de Blasio, it is hard to top his hiring of Stephanie Yazgi. Mayor Putz created a $150,000 job for her so she could promote his immigration agenda nationwide.

Oh, and Yazgi happens to be the girlfriend of a top de Blasio aide, and no other candidates seem to have been considered. And the “private” money City Hall promised to raise for the job didn’t materialize, so taxpayers are footing the full salary.

It wouldn’t be accurate to say de Blasio has lost his way. He’s never found it. His Friday decision to stick to his workout while cops were in a standoff with an armed man was a shocking dereliction of duty.

With New Yorkers alarmed over a 10 percent increase in murder and a surge of people begging and living on the streets, the mayor’s mind and body are too often too far away.

When he gets summoned back to Earth, his first instinct is to shoot the messenger. He claims the homeless problems are exaggerated by press coverage.

“I think the media’s put a lot of attention on this issue lately, more than previously,” he said. “I’m not sure the attention that’s been given is proportionate to what’s happening.”

That’s not even good spin. People can see what’s happening on the streets and the mayor’s denial is an insult to their reality. The quality of life is declining, but the man in charge has his eyes wide shut.

No tests? No prob!

The dog-bites-man story of the week is that New York state school districts where huge numbers of students opted out of Common Core tests probably won’t be penalized.

Under federal law, districts with less than 95 percent student participation could lose some funding. Albany reports that 20 percent of students in the third through eighth grades didn’t show for spring exams and, in some districts, only a relative handful took the tests.

But it’s no surprise state officials want to avoid financial sanctions. The move would be wildly unpopular and could force some teacher layoffs.

Besides, failure of any kind in schools is rarely penalized. Bad teachers keep their jobs and failing students get promoted to the next grade. Many get a diploma they can’t read.

Against that backdrop, skipping a test that has no consequences is a piffle.

McCray is no ‘grand’ juror

Much grumbling greeted first lady Chirlane McCray’s dodging of jury duty, but I think we caught a break.

Imagine her on a case involving an alleged cop shooter. Her “social justice” fetish would make her an automatic vote for acquittal, then she’d probably push to convict the victim of something.

In her mind, cops are always guilty.