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Secret · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 5429

Lemontree · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 3292

Obviously by now, its pretty doubtful that Clinton and Obama could work together as President and VP, regardless of who finally gets the nomination. So my hope from the last month of watching Edward's low polling.. is simply that he's a locked-in nomination for VP.

I think he'd be fantastic in the position.. which of course would also explain why he wouldn't be initially ready to support one candidate or another. Best to wait it out to see who's really going to come out ahead, then throw his support behind them to secure the VP nomination.

Sam · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 8567

The votes are anticipated to drift both ways, but there's also the matter of his essentially done everything but explicitly endorse Obama in the debates.

Secret · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 5429

When and how so?
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MsFrisby · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

I've also read somewhere that Edwards has no intention of accepting a VP position. It was either president or nothing for him.
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Secret · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 5429

...So we're going to have a black/female ticket?

Damn!
that's exclamatory, by the way
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MsFrisby · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject:

er... I don't think that Obama will ask Clinton to be his running mate and I can't see her accepting. Neither can I see it happening the other way around. I think the VP will have to be someone who hasn't been running so far.
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Secret · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 5429

I'm not well versed in presidential campaign history. How much precedent is there?
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Lemontree · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 3292

I'm really surprised that Edwards wouldn't be interested in VP... and also a bit saddened.

Next up in my personal choice would be Richardson. What do you think the chances of that would be?

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Secret · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 5429

The Daily Show has me covered for amusing debate moments.
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mouse · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 14855 Location: under the bed

i'm rather bummed by this - but he's been really neglected in all the coverage of the race, at best just mentioned in passing. he's been coming up with good ideas, which is why i would like to see him have some sort of position...hm, maybe he could be secretary of something. i had hoped he would at least stick through the 5th, though - he's already on the ballots, might as well see what happens. technically, he's just suspended his campaign - wonder if he could come back if he wins big next week?...but he probably won't, which i guess is the point.

obama seems to have responded more graciously to edward's leaving than clinton did - which rather makes me prefer him to her.

as to vp, anyone who's been in the race - biden, richardson, heck even kucinich - could be in the running. or whoever gets the nod could pull the same trick bush did, and just pull in someone from wherever. the plan these days seems to be to come into the "nominating" convention with one person already clearly the choice, and let that person pick who they want - rather than 2nd chair be the result of negotiations at the convention.

the timing does seem a little odd, though - i was wondering if perhaps his wife's health had taken a turn for the worse, but she was apparently there for the speech.
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Dogen · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 8540 Location: Bellingham, WA

Regardless of who takes the nomination at this point, one thing seems certain to me: in order to shore up the conservative leaning independents, the nominee will pick a white male as their running mate. There's precedent in Texas, with a latino and black candidate, where minority vote increased nominally while the white vote sky-rocketed - against the minorities and candidates. Most people claim the VP doesn't affect their vote, but Kerry took a bump in the polls when he selected Edwards - charisma to match his brains.

With that in mind, it seems likely that Clinton would want to pick someone who was considered a centrist, to allay fears of her "divisive" personality. That's unfortunate, because Clinton really isn't that far left. She's really Republican Lite, but them's the breaks.

Obama, on the other hand, while still picking a white male, will want someone who shores up the weaknesses highlighted in the primary. My pick? Wesley Clark. He's got the national security angle locked down, he has oodles of experience, and his politics aren't that far from Obama's own.

thewaitersitsondown · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject:

This seems kind of poorly written for being associated with the NYT.

Also, go Obama and I have nothing against Edwards.
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Omega F · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 408