If we're fantasizing about unity tickets, then here's mine: Obama-Gore.

[calmblueocean]

Sure, it's unlikely, but that isn't stopping anyone from imagining an Obama/Hillary ticket, even after she's spent millions branding him as an elitist, ungodly, liberal crypto-Muslim. That works both ways, of course -- Obama has branded Hillary as the embodiment of the destructive, old, do-nothing politcs that paralyze Congress today. Hard to fit that in with "Change you can believe in."

So why not Gore as VP?

Gore's fallen out of love with politics? How better to show that than by voluntarily taking the job as second banana? He doesn't tarnish his new image, he polishes it, and it gives him real credibility to negotiate new policies regarding climate change on behalf of the U.S. government instead of as just another private citizen.

Gore doesn't like campaigning? Good thing there's only about two months from the Dem convention to the general election. Even at Gore's current puffiness, that's not gonna tire him out.

Gore as VP would appeal to a major chunk of Hillary voters who are nostalgic for the economic success of the Clinton/Gore era, and
Gore spoke out vigorously against the Iraq War before we invaded, just like Obama did, so their agendas are sympatico in ways that Obama's and Hillary's aren't.

Yeah, it's a fantasy ticket, but it's my fantasy ticket, and one I think is a darn sight better than Obama/Clinton, which is equally fantastic, and frankly, less of a winner.

[anonymous171]

1. You're going to get a lot of heat for putting Obama at the top.

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[NC_Nurse]

2. You got my vote!!!

[Swamp Rat]

3. Obama/Kucinich, Obama/Edwards, Obama/Richardson, Obama/RFKJr, Obama/Boxer

:)

[WA98070]

4. I like your suggestions!

[Lorien]

5. Gore won the presidency once, won the nobel peace prize

he deserves to be at the top of the ticket. Eight years of Gore, then eight years of Obama. No one would be able to toss the "lack of experience" thing at him at that point.

Either way, it'll never happen.

[calmblueocean]

7. The problem with Gore at the top is that it disenfranchises voters.

I'm a big admirer of Gore's, but I couldn't support him at the head of the ticket right now. It would make all our primary elections meaningless and insult the voters.

Besides, Gore has repeatedly said he's on a new kind of campaign. Why burden the most well-known global warming crusader in the world with all the burdens of the president? Let him go on doing what he's been doing, just in an official capacity.

And yeah, it'll probably never happen. But neither will Obama/Hillary.

[Lorien]

8. HRC voters might vote for Gore, but at this point many won't vote for Obama

and vice versa. I don't like either candidate so I really don't care at this point, but since both sides (of supporters) have been so hostile towards one another for so long now, I do kind of wish that a third candidate could be offered as a compromise. Better that than lose the GE. As for being disenfranchised? We've ALL been disenfranchised for years now! By the media, the electoral system, and the Supreme Court. If "the people" were truly the ones picking the candidates then we would probably be talking about the race between Kucinich and Ron Paul right now.

[SunsetDreams]

6. Anyone but Hillary at this point would be better for our chances!

[DemBones DemBones]

9. I'm not voting for any ticket with BO on it. He has conned

a lot of people with his phony talk of "change" when he's just another old-style Chicago machine politician, but I'm not buying him. He's an arrogant, whiny, elitist and so is his wife. This country does not want the Obamas in power.

He is the Manchurian candidate to destroy first the party, then the country. We should stop him before Denver.

[leftstreet]

10. LOL you forgot your sarcasm icon n/t