Clark has completely imploded, (unless he and Hillary do the democrat "vote for the stalking horse" shuffle.) Does she get around that by having Clark as Deans VP pick, how much input would a VP nominee have on who is running the party? I think Hillary strongly prefers NOT to run, but Dean seems to realize how much damage the Clintons, and particularly McAuliff, have done to the party and Dean wants them gone. How does Hillary balance letting Dean run and lose vs. possibly losing control of the party? I don't understand enough about how the Dems structure their party to know what the smart strategery might be.
Hillary will control the Party no matter who wins the nomination. She is the Rat leader. That's where they get their money. Fast Eddie Rendell and Bill Richardson are the other big dogs in Rat circles. They're on board with Hillary too. None of those folks is going to take orders from any of the dwarfs.