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[RainDog]

who, other than the talking heads who are paid to say things without regard to their worth, is trying to sell a unity ticket?

I'd like to see links to those who support the move to a one-party ticket.

It doesn't bother you in the least that voters would have a choice between conservative party A and conservative party B? - that, in effect, what you are proposing is to reward those who have created the messes we currently face?

why would anyone with any common sense choose to put a republican on a ticket to fix the problems their policies created?

why is this nothing other than a bid for republicans to continue to remain in power? why reward them for riding on the coat tails of democrats who have no use for them?

who in his or her right mind thinks that a democrat is going to achieve "unity" by choosing more of the same for a running mate? Is this "unity" that you speak of a very narrow unity that punishes those who were right on positions about the war, economy, civil rights, etc. etc. by spitting in their faces and offering them yet more bankrupt republicanism?

this talk of unity almost seems like something set up to kneecap Obama. Those of you with a very, very narrow view of political options really need to understand that if you think liberals, greens, etc. have to vote for democrats, even when that democrat has a "Liebermanesque" vp, you are mistaken.

there is a large voting bloc in this nation that would not support a one-party ticket.

last time I looked, Obama needed this bloc in order to win an election. He does not need a republican to win an election. A republican would be a drag on the ticket and would make any talk of hope and change we can believe in nothing more than bullshit. Instead, such a ticket would be an enforcement of a status quo that is NOT WORKING.

If you read Obama's take on civil rights and just societies, such a choice makes no sense either.

Democrats do not need republicans on a ticket to win an election. "Unity" is a word that seems to mean biz as usual, pander to the right wing, and make sure no one is empowered other than the current elite.

no thanks. this is a losing strategy.