Reply #13: Due to the economics situation I think it would help.

[Hansel]

I was dead set against it a month ago to. But the worse the economy gets, the better she looks. Not because of her per se, but because she is married to Bill Clinton. Don't get me wrong, I think she would do a great job, but the American people vote based on emotion and little else. And absolutely nothing is more emotional to Americans than their financial situations. They know things were a lot better when Bill Clinton was in the White House and they think he will make things better again.

It wasn't that Hillary related more the so called "hard working white Americans" and it wasn't because Obama was black that she did better among this group in the primary. It was because they are hurting and they know that things were a lot better in the 90's. It was a "practical" decision. I think she would pull in the working class white voters solely because it put Bill back in the White House, at least in their minds.

I think given the economic situation in this country and its accelerating decline, I think Obama is very likely leaning more and more toward picking Hillary everyday.

I also think she would be a pit bull in dealing with the Senate as VP and her and Bill would make good attack dogs (now that he is not as emotionally involved).

I think Obama deciding to accept the nomination in a stadium and calling it an historic event is also a clue. I could be wrong.