When a dream is not a dream.
So the talk now in the never ending quest in the democrat party is the so called "dream ticket" of Obama/Clinton. Not sure why this would be a Dream Ticket, and whose dream is it? At this point it is a forgone conclusion that Barrack Obama will be the Democratic Nomination. So the question is will and if Obama should pick Clinton to be his VP. Not sure on the will part, but on the if part, I would say no. To me it does not make much sense to add Hillary to the tickets. There are more reasons to not have her on the ticket then to have her.
The first one in my humble opinion is by adding her it makes Obama looks like a hypocrite. His whole focus of his campaign has been one word, "Change", by adding Clinton it is sign on going back to and not looking forward. He has been on the attack since Oct about Clinton being a sign of the past and he is the future. That turn of focus will be a major attack point for republicans.
There will also be point made that he can not win with out the Clinton machine and that he is a puppet of it. He will also of course have Bill looking over his shoulder at ever turn and be a focus of the media. As we know that can be a bad thing. The question of the comments Bill made after South Carolina will come up all the time, and be played over and over in the South.
Hillary is also a very polarizing figure. I do not see how she will bring in independents, and they will be a major factor in the election. Both Obama and McCain draw independents pretty well, I think adding Hillary will drive people on the fence towards McCain.
I do not see what votes Hillary will bring in. First of all she will not be a factor in NY, because Obama will win that by 30 points. NY is a Democratic state. There is the out cry that by not having her on the ticket that will drive the women who voted for her away. I do not see that happening. If they voted for her in the primaries I feel pretty confident that they will go towards Obama after she endorsees him at the Convention. She will not draw in anyone who did vote in the Democratic Primaries. I think she would draw more people away then draws in.
She does not help him in biggest weakness, foreign policy, no living in abroad when your 8 is not foreign policy experience. Also being first lady does not give you that, sorry Hillary. There is no way that the 2 of then combined can add up to McCain on that front.
So is it worth the circus that would be a Obama/Clinton ticket? For Obama's sake I don't think so. If Obama was smart he would stay away from that. To me the smart choice for Obama would be Former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn. He has the foreign policy experience that Obama, and Hillary, lacks. He also brings Georgia into play. He is also pretty moderate and can draw in those independents on the fence, and he does not draw people away, which might be his biggest asset.
But as we have seen anything can happen this election year.
The first one in my humble opinion is by adding her it makes Obama looks like a hypocrite. His whole focus of his campaign has been one word, "Change", by adding Clinton it is sign on going back to and not looking forward. He has been on the attack since Oct about Clinton being a sign of the past and he is the future. That turn of focus will be a major attack point for republicans.
There will also be point made that he can not win with out the Clinton machine and that he is a puppet of it. He will also of course have Bill looking over his shoulder at ever turn and be a focus of the media. As we know that can be a bad thing. The question of the comments Bill made after South Carolina will come up all the time, and be played over and over in the South.
Hillary is also a very polarizing figure. I do not see how she will bring in independents, and they will be a major factor in the election. Both Obama and McCain draw independents pretty well, I think adding Hillary will drive people on the fence towards McCain.
I do not see what votes Hillary will bring in. First of all she will not be a factor in NY, because Obama will win that by 30 points. NY is a Democratic state. There is the out cry that by not having her on the ticket that will drive the women who voted for her away. I do not see that happening. If they voted for her in the primaries I feel pretty confident that they will go towards Obama after she endorsees him at the Convention. She will not draw in anyone who did vote in the Democratic Primaries. I think she would draw more people away then draws in.
She does not help him in biggest weakness, foreign policy, no living in abroad when your 8 is not foreign policy experience. Also being first lady does not give you that, sorry Hillary. There is no way that the 2 of then combined can add up to McCain on that front.
So is it worth the circus that would be a Obama/Clinton ticket? For Obama's sake I don't think so. If Obama was smart he would stay away from that. To me the smart choice for Obama would be Former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn. He has the foreign policy experience that Obama, and Hillary, lacks. He also brings Georgia into play. He is also pretty moderate and can draw in those independents on the fence, and he does not draw people away, which might be his biggest asset.
But as we have seen anything can happen this election year.
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