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DM has said that Hillary will only want to be VP IF it appears Kerry is going to win. I heard another analysis that stated Hillary needs to keep in the public eye if she's going to get to the WH herself and the VP slot would allow her to do that, particularly if she has concerns about not rewinning her senate seat in 2006.

McAuliffe has said he would step down after this campaign. Kerry wants him gone now b/c he's seen that McAuliffe is not working in his interest--he's too tied to the Clintons. Kerry is really in a difficult position. McAuliffe will probably continue to work against him, but if he ousts him, then the Clintons will take off their gloves and go after him even harder. He now has something that Hillary wants but does not wish to work for it. A fitting commentary for a socialist.

I think Hildabeast believes Kerry to be unelectable, ultimately. She won't be able to predict a positive win in the summer, anyway, though she could run on the ticket and return to her senate seat if defeated. If Kerry wins and lives through two full terms, she'd likely be facing an uphill reelection battle in 2012. Though Bush41 succeeded President Reagan, I tend to think (however possibly erroneously) that Americans tend not to vote for vice-presidents of two-term (and lame-duck) presidents. I think perhaps Bush41 succeeded because of Americans' fondness for President Reagan, rather than Bush41's own appeal.

I still think she'll wait until 2008 to face off against whomever, when she will have greater distance between her candidacy and the Republican-core-energizing x42 legacy, AND be able to face a "lame-duck successor". It won't be VP Cheney, however, but some younger surrogate.

I think DM pursues some other agenda when he opines about a Hildabeast run, though I don't know what it may be. He may simply be needling her. I know there's no love lost there...

Regards.