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Why Hillary will be the VP... My First Post, hopefully this works!
I know, everyone has some wild theory on who is going to be the VP for Obama will be, and yes, this is my first post on TPM, but I really have been struck today but what I think is a clear indication that the pick will be none other than Hillary Clinton.
Now for the rest of the readers who did not immediately hit the back button, here is why. The fact that Clinton is openly pushing for there to be a role call for the delegate count. I do not for a moment believe that she thinks she’s going to overturn who is the nominee, but I do believe that she is making the fact that she got 18 million votes for a reason. What better way to put the ticket together than to say, Obama got X delegates, Clinton got Y delegates, and together we have united democrats of every race, gender, social class, ect.
The main reason is because Bill got the speech on Wednesday, which is slated right before Obama announces who his vice president is. I do not believe for a moment for this to be some sort of cosmic accident. I think this is set up for Bill to give a rousing speech on party unity, on what it means to be a democrat in America, to call his wife at the end, congratulate her for a courageous campaign, and then have the three of them on stage, as Obama, Hillary, and Bill, which would be a sight that people would remember for years. I know, I’m probably wrong and its going to be Bayh or someone of the like, but I think Obama is smarter than most people give him credit for. I also think the Clintons are brilliant politicians as well who would not be calling for this count to get people moving on away from Hillary, but to bring everyone together onto one ticket. -
TAvery
Now for the rest of the readers who did not immediately hit the back button, here is why. The fact that Clinton is openly pushing for there to be a role call for the delegate count. I do not for a moment believe that she thinks she’s going to overturn who is the nominee, but I do believe that she is making the fact that she got 18 million votes for a reason. What better way to put the ticket together than to say, Obama got X delegates, Clinton got Y delegates, and together we have united democrats of every race, gender, social class, ect.
The main reason is because Bill got the speech on Wednesday, which is slated right before Obama announces who his vice president is. I do not believe for a moment for this to be some sort of cosmic accident. I think this is set up for Bill to give a rousing speech on party unity, on what it means to be a democrat in America, to call his wife at the end, congratulate her for a courageous campaign, and then have the three of them on stage, as Obama, Hillary, and Bill, which would be a sight that people would remember for years. I know, I’m probably wrong and its going to be Bayh or someone of the like, but I think Obama is smarter than most people give him credit for. I also think the Clintons are brilliant politicians as well who would not be calling for this count to get people moving on away from Hillary, but to bring everyone together onto one ticket. -
TAvery
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Okay...Bill speaking on Wednesday is interesting but this probably has more to do with Bill needing Obama more than Obama needs Bill. Bill's endorsement won't help on his one weak front of foreign policy. My guess is that Bill, seeing that Obama is still ahead in August and hasn't tanked, and wanting some role in the next administration, agreed to support Obama.
August 7, 2008 11:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Clintons never passed the vetting. If they agreed to be vetted in the first place.
Not a chance.
August 7, 2008 11:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations on your first post TAvery! I like your ideas. Hillary would be a formidable choice as VP and would definitely overpower any gop opposite in the vp debates later on.
Good job!
August 7, 2008 11:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama's already made it quite clear that Hillary will not be the VP, because of Bill. They have said Hillary has not been vetted. Really, it just doesn't make sense. Picking Hillary will show Obama bends to the will of a specific group of people. Or rather, even if he didn't do it for those reasons, it would be portrayed that way.
Hillary is as much (and maybe even more so) a liability as she is an asset, and that just doesn't work.
Obama has flatly pointed out that he wants someone who shares his vision and ideas, and unfortunately, Hillary did a horrible job during the primary of aligning herself with such a mode of thinking. Whether that has been reversed since the end of the primary doesn't matter much. The baggage is still there.
Hillary is already slated to give a speech at the convention. If she was VP, it was doubtful this news would have already been announced. It just doesn't make sense.
Obama doesn't need to pick her. The only way I see him picking her is if he's desperate, and he's just... not.
I respect and understand your opinion, but I flatly contest it and strongly disagree. I also think there are just way too many better choices than Hillary. Not to mention she's a Senator, and I just don't want Obama to pick another Senator, so that's an obvious no in my book.
August 8, 2008 12:40 AM | Reply | Permalink