Posted on 03/05/2008 5:42:39 AM PST by jdm
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted at the possibility of a democratic "dream ticket" with Sen. Barack Obama.
Speaking on the Early Show on CBS, Clinton said "that may be where this is headed, but we have to decide who is on the top of the ticket."
Clinton said the race between her and Obama remains "incredibly close," with just "smidgens of difference" between them.
Clinton's remarks after her campaign won two big states yesterday: Ohio and Texas. She also won Rhode Island. The wins enabled her campaign to break Obama's 12-state winning streak and pick up some momentum of its own.
Speaking later on the Early Show, Obama congratulated Clinton on her victories while maintaining he would be able to wrap up the democratic nomination.
"We still have close to an insurmountable lead in delegates," Obama said. Obama said his campaign had won nearly twice as Clinton as well as a greater share of the popular vote.
Might be the best way to scalp them both — politically speaking, of course.
Hillary Clinton has been a “behind the scenes” operator all of her life.
What better for her to be VP to an empty suit? He’ll go out to do all the pressers, he’ll be on Meet The Press, while she whips her staff to crank out 2100 page policy directives and 3200 page bills for the House to consider.
Then after eight years, she can run as president with real experience.
Then, Chelsea will be old enough to run, for VP.
check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQ6PYcKseM
chelsea - the only person who has survived being in the belly of the beast
I don’t believe as you do. Obama is going to win this thing and if Klinton steals it, then all Obama’s supporters will be very, very angry.
True. But if she puts Obama on the ticket, Obama backers will support her. I just can’t see Obama asking her to be VP though.
You are right. Remember in 2004 when John Edwards was going to bring all of his voters over? Well, he did not make a blip of difference because no one votes for VP.
That’s good!
thanks :)
“I just can’t see Obama asking her to be VP though.”
With her as VP, he won’t have much work to do. He can golf, do fundraisers, public appearances, travel, while she works to promote her policies.
All he’ll need to do is a weekly signing ceremony in the Rose Garden.
Obama supporters are going to feel like they got put on the back of the bus if she asks him to be VP on a ticket she did not win.
Heh. As funny as that is, I can’t seeing Obama lowering himself to the position of ‘token’ black on the ticket, even if he IS the Presidential candidate. With as polarizing as Hillary has been, especially with race, Obama would be a fool to ask her.
His black supporters, maybe. The rest, no.
Is this like the “co-presidency” talk in 1976 with Ford and Reagan?
"Dream team", my foot. That would be the "nightmare ticket from hell."
Rush just played a clip from Obama’s speech last night where he speaks of an 80-year old man from Uganda who stayed up until 5 a.m. next to his radio to hear the results from Iowa. Isn’t that special? Yeah, I’ll bet the terrorists are huddled around their radios in the caves, too, on election night.
I do however believe that McCain can make a difference by his choice of VP. But not by “bringing votes over”, but simply by picking a candidate that is an acknowledgment that he needs conservatives.
Conservatives won’t vote for McCain because they’ll get a conservative VP, they will reconsider McCain because McCain will have made a point to pick someone they could live with.
I don’t see either democratic candidate having such a hole in their base that could be filled by another VP. Since Hillary was somewhat for the war at one time, she would probably want to pick a reliable anti-war southerner. And Obama would likely want to pick someone with experience.
But what they won’t likely do is pick a pro-war moderate in order to balance their far-left anti-war liberalism. Even though that could possibly save them a state or two. I’m not sure there are any such candidates out there who would take the slot — although I haven’t ruled out Hillary picking James Webb, who at least is a military guy but not pro-war.
See this?
"We still have close to an insurmountable lead in delegates," Obama said. Obama said his campaign had won nearly twice as Clinton as well as a greater share of the popular vote.
Offering Obama the second spot is like being surrounded and offering the ones surrounding you surrender terms!
It is empty bravado on the part of Clinton.
Watch for Obama to get alot tougher in the campaign.
Obama wants to be President as does Hillary, neither are going to accept a Vice president spot which means nothing, even though the Democrats want to imagine that this struggle can end without one side being bitter-it won't.
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