IF Clinton wins, who for veep? Personally Ithink she's be a fool not to offer it to Obama, but,

[Uncle Sinister]

would he take it? And if not Obama, who?

Richardson is a possible. His campaign never got out of the gate, but people who saw him liked and trusted him. Plus, he's smart, talented, and sensible. He might also give her a bump in the west, which she might need in November.

I'm aware this is just blue-sky pondering, but what does your crystal ball say?

[protect our future]

1. WES CLARK

[Missy M]

6. Agree, he would be perfect.

[NoodleBoy]

2. richardson, vilsak, clark, or bayh

Richardson and Clark owe their careers to her husband's administration. Bayh and Vilsak made some noise at running, but ultimately endorsed her, giving her campaign some more oomph.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Biden.

[emilyg]

13. Biden/Clark

[midlife_mo_Jo]

4. This is the only situation where I think racism and sexism is a strong enough

factor combined to exclude a Clinton/Obama ticket, but I hope I'm wrong.

[Lerkfish]

5. Joe Lieberman

and I'm not being snarky. that's my honest assessment.

I figure he's going to get veep or defense secretary if she somehow wins the GE.

[monarch]

10. You have got to be kidding!! n/t

[Lerkfish]

19. serious as a heart attack

Clinton and Leiberman were joined at the hip until he ran as an alleged independent democrat.
Their DLC and AIPAC connections run deep. I don't see her abandoning him if she came into power.

[Bumblebee]

21. you kinda would wish because it would totally justify your hatred of her

but, fortunately, that's not her goal :-)

[Lerkfish]

25. I don't like her policies, but if you wish to project that anthropomorphically

that's on you, not me.

I'm speaking completely about how alliances are formed and retained in the political arena. If you'll note, many of the same people that were in Bill's posse are in hers, similar to Shrub's entourage is all about his dad's powerbase.

I'm just explaining a politial reality: political allies do not sever ties completely, they bide their time if any of them become too hot to handle for a time.


if you think I'm wrong, just wait. if she wins the nomination or the GE. Lieberman will be in there somewhere.

[karynnj]

33. Wouldn't that be awkward as he already endorsed McCain?

I would not be surprised if she moved right, but not all the way to Leiberman. The fact is she can count on the Democratic vote if the alternative is McCain, Romney, Rudy or Huckabee.

[surfermaw]

36. Obama would be the one most likely to take LIeberman as VP

LIeb. was him mentor in the Senate.

[Inuca]

38. BS n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. A southerner with international experience

in war but also in diplomacy. Wes Clark. He would be a great VP for whoever tops the ticket.

[MadBadger]

8. If she put Obama on the ticket, Id def vote for her.

[bdamomma]

9. it just makes me shake my head,

with all the great candidates we have, why do we have to go back and pick the same people Clinton, we need new blood, and the Repigs are a laugh picking 71 year old McCain, I mean :wtf:

[itsrobert]

11. Wes Clark

Hillary Campaign is just for INSIDERS/THE STATUS QUO. They aren't going to let a johnny come lately spoil their party. However, Wes Clark is a good man.

[TwilightGardener]

12. Obama should tell her to fuck off, if she asks. He should not taint himself with

the Clinton stain--he has a much more viable future as a Senator or Governor than by being number three in a confusing power struggle.

[RummyTheDummy]

23. I would agree

Even if Hillary wins the GE she's one and done. No need to be attached to that if you're Obama. I thought about him running for Gov. as well if the Clinton Machine prevails in the primaries.

[Inuca]

29. I hope he would put it more politely :-)

but I agree with the sentiment.

IMHO any smart politician with a strong personality and ideas of his (I doubt it would be a "her") own should say no to a VP offer, irrespective of their dreams of a possible future presidency. I would also say that the same applies to other key cabinet positions, primarily State, but not only. I am surprised that the impact Bill is likely to have on the quality and therefore effectiveness of a possible HRC administration is not discussed more widely....

[karynnj]

34. I have to agree

I can't imagine that Clinton will not be the defacto secretary of state. Under BC, there was talk that Gore at times resented the power given to HRC. When you add it that many have higher ethical standards than the Clintons showed, it could be that many good people might turn her down.

[cindyw]

14. Don't count your chickens bud, this fight is not over, just ask Obama people post Iowa

[shaniqua6392]

15. I would love to see Clark as VP!!

I also want to see Richardson and Biden in the cabinet somewhere. I don't think Obama would take anything over going back to the Senate.

[bellasgrams]

22. Clark, Richardson, Vilsak(sp?) Biden, no Bayh thank you.

All the others would be great. But Bayh votes with the Repbs all the time. When I e-mail him he never even sends a form letter. Our other Senator-Lugar, never agrees with me but at least I get a response. I don't think we have to worry about Obama and Hillary together, their eyes say it all.

[Carrieyazel]

16. A Hillary/Obama ticket is one of the worst things we can do. A sure loser in November.

Tom Vilsack and Evan Bayh look like her best shots.

[Bumblebee]

17. I am not sure Obama will agree but if I were her, I would ask.

It has pitfalls, of course, and Clinton may want to go for a solid white male to be safe -- but she could really use the charisma, the oratorical skills, the star power, and the numbers that Obama brings, and it would be an exciting ticket capable of uniting the base rather than polarizing it. I hope they do not burn their bridges with each other prior to that. It would be my dream ticket as of right now.

[Skidmore]

18. IF she wins, I think we should insist on her selecting this man.

It would be an unbeatable ticket.

[lisainmilo]

20. Clark has been at her side for some time.

I think it will be Wes Clark

[golddigger]

24. Wes Clark!!!

It's already a done deal.

[protect our future]

26. I think it's a done deal also and I hope I'm not wrong.

And I think that's the strongest ticket possible if Hillary is the nominee.

[Carrieyazel]

28. You've got to be kidding. That ticket will go down easily in November.

McCain and somebody else would beat it, no problem.
We need to think outside the box for a VP nominee, since we're not going to do that at the top of the ticket.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

27. She'd be a fool not to pick him first

if he'll take it. His ability to draw voters is impressive.
And I don't think it works as well the other way around.

[Imagevision]

30. Kidding? the score is 1-up, Hillary will be practicing for the next crying moment to take place...

[fightindonkey]

31. Jim Webb

[Az_lefty]

32. VP-Clark SecState-Biden

[surfermaw]

35. Edwards & Hillary can carry the red states

[bullwinkle428]

37. Brent Budowsky was talking about this with Randi Rhodes -

He thought she should make the offer to Obama if she wins the nomination, and believes it would be a winning ticket!

Now, if Obama wins, he thinks he should go with someone like Sam Nunn - despite his history of hawkish leanings, he's apparently been anti-Iraq War from the beginning, and he would help to counteract the "inexperience" charge the Repukes will obviously throw at him...