Would Hillary accept the Vice-Presidency?

[kentuck]

In her closing remarks at last night's debate, that thought crossed some folks minds. Since she would be ready on "day one", would she not be on the short list if Obama wins the nomination? Nothing would appear to please the Hillary or Obama supporters more than to see both of them on the ticket. At the end of the debate, Hillary reached out a hand of conciliation. Will the Obama supporters chop it off?

[scheming daemons]

1. Moot point.... she won't be asked.

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[LakeSamish706]

5. I'm with you... Don't need a Hillary/Bill VEEP... He can do much better for VP. n/t

[Exilednight]

8. Agreed - she would make a better Senate Majority Leader in 2010...

Let Obama sell it to the public and let Hillary strong-arm it through Congress.

[terrya]

2. No

No, she will not accept VP. Under any circumstances. It's not going to happen. Period.

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. This HRC supporter does not want a woman VP who has more

experience than the candidate at the top of the ticket.

[Independent-Voter]

16. Experience in getting her ass handed to her in contested elections is about it

[Fredda Weinberg]

17. Nothing new for an otherwise qualified woman. HRC doesn't take it personally

And neither do I.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

29. FYI

Obama has held elected office longer than Hillary..

[COFoothills]

4. Maybe, if offered.

But I don't expect that she will be offered the job.

[Iktomiwicasa]

6. Hillary as vp

would be poison in the GE. Not bashing Hillary, but just calling it like I see it.

[Seabiscuit]

7. I can't imagine Clinton, Obama, or Edwards ever accepting a VP position.

Richardson, for sure; Biden, perhaps.

[Staples]

9. She would not accept...I think that ticket would lose too

The whole "dream ticket" stuff is bogus.

That ticket is not even close to being what it is cracked up to be.

[BklynChick]

10. absolutely not, she adds nothing to the ticket and many americans

would not for Obama if she was on it.

[book_worm]

11. The thing is I can see her needing him as VP, but I can't see him really needing her.

So I don't think it will happen if he's the nominee.

[zanne]

12. I don't think either Hillary or Obama would settle for VP. nt

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

30. I think Obama might have

had he not done so well this month. He is young and time in the white house as vp would set him up nicely in 2016. But now I think thats moot..

[droidamus2]

13. I doubt it...

I doubt she would be asked and from a political standpoint it probably wouldn't be a good idea. If Obama getting the nomination is an indication of the electorate wanting a person with a younger more contemporary view in the office then it would make sense to also have a relatively young person as the VP. Unless Hillary was willing to do like the current VP and take the position with no intent of running for President again it wouldn't work. If Obama gets 8 years I believe that would make Hillary almost 70 (McCain territory) and not in a great position to make another run. On the other hand, if Obama selects a younger person (if he wants to nominate a woman how about the governor of Kansas) they will then be in a strong position to run in 8 years. That of course is predicated on the supposition that Obama has a good 8 years.
On a side note I don't think the ultimate nominee should pick a sitting Senator as a running mate. We need to strengthen our position in the senate if the Democrats are going to get anything done so unless the party sees picking up a large number of seats why subtract one you don't need to?

[workinclasszero]

14. She wouldn't accept the job

and it won't be offered to her, IMHO.

[K Gardner]

15. Now that she's pulled out every dirty trick in the book and smeared him with

false attacks left and right.. she wants to be considered for VP? I don't think so. He doesn't need her on the ticket.

[cloudythescribbler]

18. Simple issue: HRC as VP nominee not good politics for Obama; HRC easily taken care of if Dems win

I think that there are many women who may be disappointed at not having a woman nominee for the Democratic Party in what looks like such a good election year for Democrats. Obama might very politically select a woman to run on the ticket with him, but HRC would be too much of a lightning rod (whether fairly or not). And the whole Bill/Hillary issue would be forever distracting attention.

However, if the Democrats WIN the White House in Nov, Obama will have PLENTY of opportunity to make HRC herself satisfied -- a Democratic president would have an ENORMOUS range of appointments and influences throughout politics and certainly as de facto leader of the Democratic Party. So this way BOTH HRC AND her mass base would be happy, though taken care of separately, to maximize political advantage.

Some may consider this kind of reasoning lacking in moral depth, but it reflects my own best understanding of the realities of politics.

[kentuck]

19. Would she accept appointment to the US Supreme Court?

:-)

[cloudythescribbler]

26. Well, here the question boils down to WHAT DOES HILLARY WANT? (for those who remember the ...

politics of the 80s, and the similar comments about Jesse Jackson, there is a bit of a twist of irony here)

[AtomicKitten]

20. Not after the way she and her campaign have behaved.

No.Effin.Way.

[Kahuna]

21. Obama needs someone with more experience then himself AND Hillary.

The "35 years" of experience she has won't really be the help he will need.

[marlakay]

22. keep her in the senate

and also remember they go after vp's too on the campaign trail and we don't need her baggage.

Sorry Hillary, but its not our fault you have a history. I think she should divorce Bill, she would be better off on her own.

[kentuck]

23. Most Presidents try to choose a VP that will not overshadow them..

I think Obama's pick may surprise everyone?

[blm]

24. She will NOT be even considered. That door closed tight last summer. Bear in mind how

quickly (seemingly quick anyways) a national team sprung up for Obama.

Think about it.

[murielm99]

25. Would Barack accept the Vice-Presidency?

I doubt it. And if Clinton does win, she has no reason to offer it to someone who has run such a dirty campaign.

[MyNameGoesHere]

27. it would be a dumb thing to do.

Even with our hopefully coming back together as a Democratic and supporting Obama, his presidency will not be one that i would want to serve under. lets face it he is not going to get the repukes to join in a national sing along. They will attack like there is no tomorrow. I am guessing that he will be a one termer ala President Carter. Look at the events of today and compare them to the same time frame of 1976. I am almost certain it is going to be a disaster for anyone that tries to work with those who just hate for hates sake.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

28. Assuming she was asked

*no* I dont see her taking it if Obama wins the nomination then the general the next time there will be an open primary for democrats is 2016 and Hillary will be creeping up on McCains current age.

If she joins the ticket and loses she will have something of an odor on her than can hurt in 2012, maybe not enough to keep her from running then but it would be a much harder go...

Her best chance would be to sit out 2008 and if Obama loses run again in 2012..