Is it just me, or is a Clinton-Obama ticket starting to look pretty good right now?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

Just looking at the big coastal states she won, and the small Red ones he won, is making me think that they might be unstoppable if they joined forces. She does well with women, seniors, Hispanics, and the Democratic base. He does well with men, younger people, African Americans, and Republicans and Independents.

Have I left anyone out? What's not to like? :shrug:

Flame away but that's what I think.

[lvx35]

1. I agree nt.

[Radio_Lady]

68. I absolutely agree. Boy, would THAT be experience and change linked together.

Maybe it's only symbolic and fleeting -- I'm interested in the best PERSON for the jobs of President and Vice President.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Fuck no. Not at all. If he loses, he needs to build his own achievement record.

[smalll]

19. No better way to build his record (and experience) than to serve under Hillary as VP -

after 8 years of tutelage from Our Girl, your promising young man will make for a fine President.

[NJObamaWoman]

41. Yeah that helped Gore alot....NOT

He would be better off going back into senate. Let HRC and however she selects to be her running mate face the reunited Repubs and get her ass kicked lmao

[robbedvoter]

67. Gore won - remember? You should because HE fought for our vote

[mrreowwr_kittty]

20. He can do it as VP. Al Gore was no slouch despite having to compete with Hillary.

I'd like to see him work on restoring civil liberties and creating public service programs for young people, among other things.

I'm not enthused about a Hillary Clinton presidency but I think she'll be better than Bill was in a lot of ways.

[TwilightGardener]

33. No. He'll die a slow death of irrelevancy in his prime years.

[ruggerson]

25. I would think that you would want to win the election

no?

[NJObamaWoman]

39. If she can't win the election with someone besides Barack maybe she

shouldn't get the nod?

[ruggerson]

49. What if either can't win without the other

a la JFK and Lyndon

[geek tragedy]

3. No. If she gets the nomination, he should not

be the Veep. If asked, he should refuse.

[Diane R]

4. There will never be a Clinton/Obama ticket. It will be Obama/Webb.

[Uncle Sinister]

5. agree, damn good ticket. beat ya to the topic, though

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4427915

[mihalevich]

6. No, The loser will remain in the Senate (Very powerful member of the Senate)

[depakid]

14. That may be true with respect to Hillary, but probably not with Obama

I know if I were one of his constituents, I wouldn't be too happy about him having used most of his term as a stepping stone for the presidency.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

7. They Absolutely Should. The Buzz Generated By That Move Itself Would Propel Them Into The WH.

I hope after Hillary gets the nom, that she'll absolutely ask him to be her VP and that he'll accept. It would be the most exciting ticket ever!

[FrenchieCat]

8. Hell naw!

Don't think so.

Talk about something like that after Obama wins.

[skipos]

9. I want Clinton nowhere near the ticket.

But that is just my opinion.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

12. I feel ya, but I want to win.

John McCain is my Senator and the thought of him being President makes me physically ill. Hillary can campaign in the big blue states and Barack can campaign in the red and purple ones. I just wish the Clintons would go away but they're not going to so let's make the best of it.

[Dogmudgeon]

10. I still think the deal was cut last fall

Whoever wins the delegate count is the President, and the runner-up is VP.

Obama has less of a poker face than Hillary. He has made too many "tells" (facial slips) in interviews and debates. I'm sure the Obama faction will disagree heartily (they are now calling people they disagree with "nimrod") but it makes sense.

The Republicans have been crafting a team-ticket strategy, too; Krauthamer ran it up the GOP flagpole last October in National Review. At this point, I think it will be Hillary/Obama vs. McCain/Huckabee; but obviously the Democratic ticket is still much too fluid to call.

--p!

[ursi]

11. Hillary doesn't need a VP, she has Bill, so the VP she gets has to play 3rd fiddle

I hope Obama stays out of her administration and doesn't get sullied by it if she wins ...keep his distance!!!

[Clintonista2]

13. Obama needs Clinton more than Clinton needs Obama

I hope that she picks Wes Clark for VP.

[Uncle Sinister]

21. clark adds nothing to the ticket, nor does richardson, dodd, or any other

of the 2nd tier choices. And Edwards wouldn't take it.

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[mrreowwr_kittty]

22. Okay, you need to go away now. nt

[smalll]

23. Oh. My. God.

:yoiks:

[NMMNG]

24. Time for your Haldol.

[Mark Twain Girl]

29. Out of control. Shame is too mild a word.

[BlackmanX]

16. you mean an Obama- Clinton ticket?

I doubt it because he's good with independents and repugs but she'll chase them away. It needs to be Obama- Richardson so he can get the hispanics, have assasination insurence, improve foreign policy credentials, and win New Mexico.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

26. Works for me too! nt

[NJObamaWoman]

17. Obama-Clinton ticket would be better but I rather do without the Clinton factor

[tabasco]

18. I'm sure it looks good to Clinton supporters.

It makes the bold assumption that she is the nominee.

[book_worm]

27. Obama/Sebilius

[my3boyz]

28. No way! If Hillary is the nom whoever is her vp will go through hell

because Bill Clinton will be the true VP. No way I would want Obama mixed up with those two...

[mrreowwr_kittty]

32. Barack can put Bill in his place. He already has.

Look, considering that a Clinton nomination is looking somewhat certain at this point, can you think of anyone else you'd rather have in the VP spot?

[NJObamaWoman]

35. I rather have anyone besides Barack. He deserves better than that

spot. Besides HRC needs Barack more than he needs her. I don't want him bringing his support base to help her against the Repubs if she gets the ticket. The Clintons need to stand on their own and get slaughtered on their own. Leave poor Barack out of it. I don't want to see Barack get treated badly like Gore.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

38. I don't want John McCain anywhere near the White House.

He is batshit crazy. I'm being a realist here.

[NJObamaWoman]

46. So am I. I'm thinking about Barack's future chance.

Lot at Gore. He is still not our president. Being VP doesn't mean that Barack will be our future president. I rather he go back to Congress. If as the HRC supporters always say that Clinton can take on the Repubs than let her do it on her own. I as a Barack supporter don't want Clinton on any ticket with Barack because he can do it on his own. I have faith in Barack. It sounds however like some here don't have faith in their candidate. Again HRC NEEDS Barack more than Barack needs HRC.


If HRC can't beat McCain on her own than she shouldn't be our candidate.


Go Obama.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

47. I agree with you re HRC needing Barack more than vice versa

But I cannot stress enough that I do not want John McCain anywhere near the White House.

He will nuke something the minute he gets a chance.

He is certifiably insane.

[TheDonkey]

30. perhaps Obama/Clinton. Any democrat will have CA or NY but to put AK, ID, etc in play WHOA!

Obama flat out dominated in states that D's have been weak in. All the normal cast of blue characters won't bolt to Rethugs like CA.

[cooolandrew]

31. Barack can win the south only the north weren't convince . H e proved himself.

[NJObamaWoman]

37. I think he can convince the north in time. But I doubt HRC can convince

the states he carried.

[maximusveritas]

34. I'd be ok with that

Clinton + anyone else (other than a Gore or Feingold) would be almost impossible to swallow.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

36. It's the only way I could swallow a Clinton nomination.

Admittedly I'm being selfish here. I'm thinking of the only possible outcome that would be palatable to Obama supporters AND portend a successful outcome.

[Honeycombe8]

40. I don't know if I'd pull the lever for any ticket with a Billary on it. nt

[Uncle Sinister]

42. then go pull yourself, moron. 6th ignore of the night

[mrreowwr_kittty]

43. If John McCain is the GOP nominee I hope you will. He is crazy. nt

[mahina]

44. Maybe you missed Michele Obama

saying, they were not doing this again. I am quite sure the lady meant it. He has not been running for VP. No flames, just telling you.

[scheming daemons]

Neither Clinton/Obama nor Obama/Clinton will happen....

get over it.

Neither ticket will happen. Obama would never add Clinton to his ticket, because she does NOTHING for him. Obama would never JOIN Hillary's ticket, because we all know that Bill will be the REAL VP.... and Hillary's veep will simply be a person to attend funerals and fundraisers.

[Yossariant]

45. You really, really, really, really underestimate how smart she is. No way.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

50. I'm afraid she'll dangle the possibility of an Obama VP to win the nomination

Then they'll pick a "safe" white guy. For the best, you know. We can't take any chances with a woman AND a black on the ticket!

That'll suck because she'll put someone bland and uninspiring like Bayh on the ticket. And we might lose to McCain in that case.

[Yossariant]

56. Right now, she's not dangling it. He's running to win. I don't see how

she dangles VP to win the nomination.

She has zero to gain by offering it to him.

And, the political reality is, as you describe. It's gotta be a white guy.

Putting both of them on the ticket, in any order, is a recipe for disaster.

A way for the Dems to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

And, she is not going to lose to McCain.

[Hoof Hearted]

48. Hell Yeah! I said that on the eve of the last debate!

I BELIEVE baby!

We can ALL do it! TOGETHER!

(I was going to add something in here about killing republicans and grinding them into the sand and dancing on the beach after-words, but I'll save that for later)

:-)

[McCamy Taylor]

51. It is the only way. Note that MSNBC is promoting McCain/Huckabee but wants the Dems to fight

all the way to the convention and beyond. Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama is their worst nightmare.

[AJH032]

52. yes, it does

sounds good to me :)

[krkaufman]

53. It's just you.

:hi:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

54. No it's not!

:P

[krkaufman]

55. Is so!

:silly:

[TexasObserver]

57. No.

Obama-Edwards sounds like a winner, though.

[workinclasszero]

58. Its just you

If you are talking about Obama serving as VP. Obama would be much better off in the Senate.

VP didn't do much for Al Gore, eh? Hillary as VP? Maybe...

[Radical Activist]

59. The VP nominee can't carry the ticket.

We saw that with Edwards. A candidate like Hillary who can't appeal to middle america will lose no matter who she picks as VP.

[TexasObserver]

61. Quoted for Truth.

You are correct.

[adabfree]

60. Nooooooooooo

He shouldn't tie his horse to that cart...no way..and I don't think he needs her the other way around either

[donheld]

62. Always has sounded fine to me. n/t

[Apollo11]

63. It's not just you.

I have to admit, after watching Hillary's performance in the CNN debate last week, her National Townhall on her website, and her appearance on the Late Show, I am starting to like her more and more.

Hillary is highly intelligent and an effective communicator in all kinds of settings.

I also have to admit that Barack Obama could benefit from more experience at the national level.

I believe very strongly that the next VP should be someone who can win the Whitehouse in 2016.

I don't want to win the Whitehouse for just 4 or 8 years. We need it for 16 years at least.

So if Clinton wins the nomination, I really hope she will pick Obama as VP.

Otherwise maybe Bill Richardson, but he underperformed in the debates.

Wes Clark I can see as Secretary of Defense (Congress can vote to waive the 10-year rule).

Joe Biden as Secretary of State.

John Edwards as Attorney General.

:kick:

[Perry Logan]

64. After the Obama supporters have accused the Clinton supporters of being cheaters and scumbags?

[Sancho]

65. I think that would be a dream ticket...

it may not happen, but it would be a winner. Also, Obama would be a killer Attorney General! John Edwards would be a great VP for either Hillary or Obama. There are many wonderful possibilities! I think that the Democrats could put all three candidates, Bill Clinton and Kennedy, and spouses on the campaign - AND WIN THE BIGGEST ELECTION OF THE LAST 50 YEARS!

I'm voting for any Democratic candidate, no matter what. I am so tired of *bush's* (including jeb!) that I could throw up...let's just make sure that they don't hack the election this time.


:dem:

[robbedvoter]

66. Not just you.