What would the dynamics on DU be if it comes to a Clinton/Obama ticket in the GE?

[Emit]

Thoughts?

[yourout]

1. Not a good Idea.

[PinkTiger]

2. I think it would be fantastic.

A winning ticket all the way.

[Robbins]

6. Not Happening

Obama Is not the centist she Is.The Clintons care nothing about Liberals/Progresives.They think
we will just vote for her ebcause she has a Democrat claim behind her and she critizes Bush now.
She will pick Bayh for VP.Mark my words.

[Kucinich4America]

16. Clinton/Bayh???

That will lose all 50 states right there. :puke:

[RB TexLa]

20. I'm more than willing to wager on that with you.

[RB TexLa]

19. I've said Bayh all along.

[bigbrother05]

24. Think it's more likely Richardson

Brings the Latino and Western voters. Excellent negotiator w/International cred. He played the debates quite well to position himself to work with anyone.

Bayh may be a Clinton favorite, but brings very little to the ticket.

[here_is_to_hope]

27. I could get behind that ticket. n/t

[bigbrother05]

36. What about Obama/Richardson?

Or Edwards/Richardson? Think he would bring something to any ticket.

[here_is_to_hope]

38. I'm with ya. n/t

[AdHocSolver]

3. Very likely a Republican victory. n/t

[Hobarticus]

4. Badda-boom, badda-bing...

It's a beautiful thing.

Then again, I said that in '04...but I don't think the forces of darkness aren't nearly as organized against the Dems as they were then.

[emilyg]

15. I'm with you.

[OHdem10]

5. It is early yet--after all the bitterness---let see how things

play out. I had heard there might be a much more importantposition
for Obama the offing should Hilary win.

[grantcart]

7. Nothing

no democrat of stature is going to be on the ticket with Clinton. This is not an anti Clinton bash but the VP is unattractive enough with two presidents in the WH no one is going to give a F what the vice president is thinking.

[DJ13]

8. Agree with above, not a good idea

We all know the top of the ticket would have to be Hillary to satisfy the DNC, and as VP Obama would have to be locked up to prevent him from making inspiring speeches that made people sorry he wasnt the President.

That would be bad for Hillary's ego.

[BlueJazz]

9. Hell...that's easy to answer >>

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

10. LOL.

[Jed Dilligan]

11. Working together after all the attacks

will not look good to the American people.

[Hobarticus]

21. How?

[Jed Dilligan]

28. Just hypocritical

"Oh, they're best buddies now!?" Our collective memory is short, but not THAT short.

[Hobarticus]

29. Meh...no different than any other primary season in my lifetime

I think people are generally astute enough to know that primaries are vicious by nature and candidates are in it to win, not trying to be best buds with other Dems.

[Jed Dilligan]

30. I don't remember this much rancor, even in '04

On DU maybe, but not as a big publicized grudge match. At least the fight is energizing people.

[Hobarticus]

34. I agree with that....

Honestly, I think most of the rancor is media-generated. The Dems are the story this year, because let's face it, the GOP is putting up the same old cranky white men to be POTUS. At least the Dems are original, and interesting to watch.

Energy is good; sometimes even negative energy can be useful. I think once the primaries are over and the nom is in, we can all go back to hating BushCo. Really, it's the only thing we seem to have in common, some days.

Hopefully it'll make people vote, again, in November.

[Gman]

12. I think Mercer/Clinton would be the real winner

[Hoof Hearted]

13. Obama will not pick Hillary and Hillary will not pick Obama and it has nothing to do with liking

each other or not. It has to do with cold, hard, but smart calculations.

There is a percentage of the population who will vote for a black candidate but not a woman.
There is a percentage of the population who will vote for a woman, but never a black candidate.
A black man running with a woman or visa versa will suffer the loss of both of those percentages combined.


Neither of them will decrease their viability by choosing the other as a running mate, and I would never begrudge it of either of them. I want one of them to be my President, obviously my first choice is Hillary but I will dance for joy if Barack Obama is sworn in just as well. As a matter of fact, my husband and I started talking about making plans to go to D.C. for the inaugural today - Hillary's or Obama's.

[Hobarticus]

14. At the least, what about a Cabinet post, for either one?

And what would it be?

[mondo joe]

17. It would be worth it just to see all the exploding heads. NT

[cooolandrew]

18. I think Barack probably has to woo her a bit maybe take her to dinner at this stage, if he wants vp.

I think it's the best bet for a slam dunk ticket and unite most voters behind them really.

[TheFarseer]

22. it won't happen

It's not even worth considering.

[liberalnurse]

23. DU Rules would apply.

When the team is chosen....DU sticks with the ticket...

[Yael]

25. We will all be saying hello to President McCain a year from now

[liberalsoldier5]

26. If we're facing McCain....

then Clinton/Bayh is the ONLY way we can win.

[krispos42]

31. Like the end of "My Fellow Americans"

Something like...


"My candidate is running for prez, YOURS is running for vice-prez!"

"No, YOUR candidate is running for veep, MINE is running for POTUS"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah! Youz gotta pro'lem w'dat?"





















The usual shit.

[WA98296]

32. Republican-lites running against GOP Neo-cons. No Dems at all.

[Jamastiene]

33. Oil and water.

Think people are going for each other's jugular veins now? Try what you are talking about and see what happens. Oh, everybody will start out trying to get along, being civil, and dealing with each other, then the shit will hit the fan the minute Obama opens his mouth to say something stupid again.

[Bright Eyes]

35. I don't know about DU, but I'd love a Clinton/Obama ticket or

Obama/Clinton ticket JUST to watch Freeper's heads explode at the thought of a woman and black man in the white house!

[LWolf]

37. I'll stick to the small group discussions;

since I won't have a horse in the race, I won't be joining any election topics.

I can't speak for anyone else.