Together we made history and I will continue to work toward our common goal of building an America that respects and embraces the potential of every last one of us.... This goal is shared by our Democratic Party nominee, Senator Barack Obama, and I look forward to campaigning with him across this great country of ours.
Says Obama to women in Albuquerque:
"Standing here today, I know that we have drawn closer to making this America a reality because of the extraordinary woman who I shared a stage with so many times throughout this campaign -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. And in the months and years ahead, I look forward to working with her to make progress on the issues that matter to American women and to all American families -- health care and education, support for working parents and an insistence on equality."
Gee, doesn't sound like the conversation I'd expect to arise from "the biggest f--- you I've ever seen in politics." (Keep wishing, WorldNetDaily readers.)
And what about all those diehard Clinton voters who swore they would vote for McCain if Obama took the nomination? As expected, just primary season bluster. A Fox News poll finds Clinton supporters making the shift, with only 17% of them saying they'll vote for McCain in November. In April, 32% of Clinton's people said they'd pick McCain over Obama. I'm betting at least half of that lingering 17% are using their responses to pollsters as leverage for the vice-presidential slot. Get past Denver, and and with or without Clinton on the ticket, McCain's Clintonista support will dwindle to a single digit... maybe not even enough to compensate for the bleeding Bob Barr will cause.
Dems united -- scary thought, isn't it?
If Barack Obama picks Hillary Clinton as his running mate, I suspect she will accept in a New York nanosecond.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure she would be his best choice.
If Republicans get scared enough, they might flock to the polls in record numbers.
Although I'm a Republican, I don't feel afraid of the prospect that we might have an Obama/Clinton White House. I might even vote for them.
The running mates will be the key in November's election. Should McCain choose an invigorating, dynamic, young VP candidate, it won't matter who Mr. Sugar Coater Obama picks. In fact, Clinton, with all her baggage, will hurt Obama's chances. He needs to pick someone fresh to gel with his message. You can't talk about "change" and have old-school Hillary clinging for one last ditch opportunity to be the first female President of the US. The public does want change and Obama's VP choice, weighed against McCain's choice, will determine the outcome. Another close one I suspect!
ReplyDeleteAre you a McCain backer, Anon? Just curious, since I catch a whiff of that wishful thinking: "Oh, if McCain could just pick the magic VP candidate, then everything would come together." Dukakis picked a good running mate who balanced the ticket and made Bush's choice look silly... and Bush won.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Obama should pick the right person to back his message... but to what extent do running mates matter?
I think in this particular election, running mates will matter more than usual.
ReplyDeleteFor McCain, we have to think about the fact that he may die in office because of his advanced age, and so there is a very real possibility that the V.P. will become President after him if he is elected.
In the case of Obama, some of the biggest concerns about him (at least among potential swing voters such as myself) revolve around his qualifications to serve as Commander in Chief of the most powerful military in the world. If he were to choose a seasoned (but not warmongering) running mate such as Wesley Clark, he could alleviate those concerns.
In any case, I will shed no tears if both candidates, as they decide who their copilots should be, leave the church-state cocktail mixers out to desiccate.