Reply #12: "Other obvious reasons" I referred to above

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This a copy from another thread:

It's the perfect ticket as far as I am concerned. Aside from the possibility that Clark could mollify the Clinton base, which may be valid to a point, he complements Obama extremely well in terms of experience and demographics. A white male Southerner with intensive knowledge of the Pentagon, military operations, foreign policy and diplomacy. He is also an internationally respected expert in domestic disaster prevention and response. He's got a degree in economics and is respected in the business world. He's even worked in the White House in the past and is an advisor to the Office of Management and Budget.

Obama's biggest challenge starting off his administration will be troop redeployment and nobody could coordinate that for the WH better than Clark. Obama will have to focus as intensely on the economy as he will on keeping his promise to end the war. He will need an extremely capable surrogate at his side. And Clark can offset some of McCain's war hero appeal.

In addition, Clark can set the house on fire as a speaker and has become one of the best Democratic campaigners around, particularly in red states. Politics is politics, both Obama and Clark understand this. When this primary is over, it's in the past, just as it was when Clark became an important surrogate for Kerry after having run against him in the 2004 primary.

Finally, Obama and Clark share a world view. They are both internationalists, both are economic populists, both are pragmatic idealists, and neither is an ideologue as he goes about it. It's a team that works, imo.