for my 1,000th post I announce my support of an Obama/Clinton - Clinton/Obama ticket

[lynnertic]

And I say, lets forget FL and MI. I think it's an idea that only helps the GOP by further dividing us.

I hope the candidates see the wisdom in agreeing to play by the rules as they were set at the beginning of the contest, and whoever ends up with the most delegates at the time of the convention, gets to lead on the ticket. The runner-up is VP. That simple.

It's not as if the office of the Vice President isn't powerful. Thank Dick Cheney for that.

It's not as if the mess Bush is leaving behind isn't big enough to require two hotshots to bring it under control.

It's not as if a successful 8 years as VP wouldn't lead to another 8 successful years as President.

It's not as if they're too old to think about a 16-year run in the first place.

It wouldn't be a compromise, it would be strategic cooperation. Because the way that things look, half the democratic party (35M people) will be royally pissed off that their candidate didn't get the nomination when it was so close. So if the runner-up gets the VP spot, then the entire party is happy (enough) and a unified party can roll over McCain as if it were set up to happen just that way.

Otherwise McCain might freaking win.

Thanks to the DU mods for such a fine product. This message board is the best I've seen in terms of quality programming, usability and of course, the fine people who make up the membership.

[Adelante]

1. Neither of those tickets works for November

Both Obama and Clinton need a strong national security VP to compensate their light experience in that area running against McCain. Running with each other doesn't cut it.

[lynnertic]

7. McCain? National Security?

:eyes:

I'm sorry. I wrote him off as a meat puppet many months ago, back when he didn't have enough money to put gas in his bus.

It's amazing to me how easy it was for him to bounce back from that.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Put them together on the campaign trail, and watch the Democrats turn out

in even bigger numbers!

I like it. :-)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. Dupe

[TwilightGardener]

4. Obama values his life too much to make her VP.

[Not the Only One]

5. Obama doesn't need Hillary

There are plenty of white people he can choose to ease the worries of people like those in Ohio who said they were concerned about his race. There are people who are better able to answer that damned phone that won't get picked up until the 6th ring than Hillary. There are people who are not part of the poisoned politics of fear that the Clinton's preach.

[olkaz]

6. this whole "dream ticket" BS is really getting old

It doesn't work. Period. It's not going to happen. Ever.

What we need is for the loser to enthusiastically endorse the winner and campaign for him or her.

/sigh