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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:53 PM
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It's IMPERATIVE that Clinton and Obama team up on one ticket
American Democrats have spoken: They want both. THAT is why even after tonight, our nominee is still undecided. The people have spoken. Will Obama and Clinton listen?
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adabfree Donating Member (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:54 PM
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1. Nooooo
You don't get Hillary without Bill..

not good
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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10. Bullshit. You Really Need To Educate Yourself A Bit.
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oviedodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:54 PM
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2. Only if their ego's stop the noise.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:54 PM
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3. HELL NO
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:54 PM
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4. I dunno. Can't see Hillary accepting the Veep slot, but if she does, OK.
Seriously, I would like to see her as Senate Majority Leader. Kinda tired of Harry Reid. I do honestly think she'd be great there.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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5. Nope... Obama loses half his support if Hillary's on his ticket....
...not going to happen
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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6. F*** THAT!!
Obama picks her for a running mate and I'll abstain.


Or, really, write in Kucinich or Edwards.

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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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15. Now don't lose your hope, sunshine.
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Iktomiwicasa Donating Member (942 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:57 PM
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19. I'm with you. nt
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:59 PM
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26. That's unfortunate, but luckily most Democrats want to win
They want at least one, but most likely both candidates to win in the fall.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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7. I Agree 100%.
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Invidious Donating Member (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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8. Well Clinton/Obama will
never happen. He won't agree to be kinda sorta VP under Hillary. Everyone knows that when it comes to policy and such Bill would be the REAL VP.
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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:55 PM
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9. I think if Obama goes with a woman he should take a woman governor like Sebilius of KS
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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11. I think it will get REAL ugly if they don't. Think about a scenario
where they go in to the election almost tied and some party leader decides to count a certain number of Michigan or Florida delegates just to put Hillary over the top. People would explode and never forgive them.

What a crazy election.
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PaDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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12. Obama can't do that............
would be the single dumbest political decision in history.
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boricua79 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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13. sure, if she's willing to be the VP
The one that has less vitrolic hatred against him is Obama, so he can neutralize "anti-Hillary" anger by appealing to a wider base.

Or we can run the Hillary-Obama ticket, and lose a vast amount of pro-Obams supporters who are tired of DLC politics, plus raise the factor that we will lose independents as well who would have supported Obama.

I'm for an Obama-Clinton ticket...but not the other way around.
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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14. Only if they don't push to seat the MI and FL delegates, otherwise its over /nt
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geek tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:56 PM
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16. No. Loser goes back to the Senate.
Voters have to make a choice.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:57 PM
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17. It won't happen. Nothing will get me to vote another "Clinton" into the executive branch again.
ENOUGH poltical royalty! That's why we broke with England to begin with.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:57 PM
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18. Even if they hate each other (and they very well might)
I think there's now so much energy and emotion invested on both sides that I think there will be a lot of pressure on each of them to do just that. I forsee an incredible Democratic National Convention with speakers like Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Al Gore, Barack, Hillary, and Mellissa Etheridge sending everyone into the ozone with a passionate rendition of "I've Been Asleep". I think a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket will be a tidal wave sweeping across the land.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:57 PM
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20. More and more I think it'll happen.
I just think it's going to be a necessity after this primary.

So you Hillary and Obama partisans better start patching things up.
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Hill_YesWeWill Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:57 PM
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21. I don't know, this whole joint ticket thing is Way too premature
and I do not want to see Hillary offer the VP spot to Obama early on because that to me will mean she thinks he might have a good chance of winning.

I'd rather Hillary win fair and square and only Then offer Obama the spot.

and in No way have the people All spoken, I personally have not cast my ballot, so don't assume just because You've voted that things are in any way decided.

I'm just assuming you've already voted, sorry if I'm wrong
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:58 PM
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22. Why? Obama's is a growing strength while his opponent's is a waning one.
Why should he put drag on the ticket for himself and Dem candidates downticket?

TeamClinton's iron grip is showing visible stress fractures.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:58 PM
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23. No. Won't happen.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:59 PM
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24. no first tier politician is going to sign up to be Hillary's VP
because Bill Clinton is going to be the assistant president. The VP for Clinton is going to be sitting in a room playing solitaire.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:59 PM
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25. "There can be only one!"
Sorry to pull the Highlander routine on you, but either Clinton or Obama will need Bill Richardson as VP for three reasons:

(1) Bill's vast diplomatic experience, including time at the UN
(2) Bill's position on gun issues, which is friendlier to gun owners than Clinton's or Obama's
(3) Bill as VP will convey Democratic attention to Western issues and flip some red states blue
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sueh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 10:59 PM
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27. Maybe you want both. I don't. I don't want Hillary.
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:00 PM
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28. No, I would rather Hillary be Senate Majority Leader than play
second fiddle to Barack. If she's on top of the ticket, I would love to see Biden with her, not the straw man.
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milkyway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:06 PM
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29. Why would he be a VP to Hillary and Bill? She hates him because he's had the nerve
to interrupt her ascendancy.
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