Reply #123: you're probably right

[paulk]

It's the only way to unite the split in the party - and it is a split. The demographic groups that made up each candidate's bases were distinctly different. Obama got African American, 50k+, college ed, liberal white vote, Clinton got Hispanic, Asian, blue color and conservative white vote. If the situation were reversed, Obama would be VP. This race was close - the closest ever. It really could have gone either way.

The Democrats are ascendent now - we are the emerging majority. The party needs to be unified going forward and a "unity" ticket is the most obvious way to do it.

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