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[jmowreader]

And you're right, IF you could convince Hillary and Barack to run as a team (with either one in the top spot), you'd have a very strong ticket. BUT! Would they do it? No idea. Probably not.

Now let's go at it from another direction: What if the convention goes to a second ballot and Hillary gets the nod? Assuming Obama wouldn't run as Hillary's VP, let's try a male governor from a Western state. Specifically, Montana. A lot of non-religiously-insane Republicans would vote for a ticket with Brian Schweitzer on it because he's already proven he can cut taxes and still balance a budget, which is a Repuke holy grail. Could he do it nationally? Well...if he were to jettison a few of the Repukes' favorite things, like the war and preferential treatment of capital gains, he might be able to pull it off.