I am very interested in your comment about Obama's CV, would you mind elaborating?

Clinton - Richardson would be a decent ticket, except for the fact that I have decided that Hillary is only a chose of necessity for me. By that I mean I would note for her only if she got the nomination, but tomorrow I will be voting for Obama.

I would be really happy to hear about the CV comment though. Thanks, Animal

Originally posted by Animal
I am very interested in your comment about Obama's CV, would you mind elaborating?

Sure aside from the fact he doesn't offer any specifics the main criticism of Obama is that he he lacks the experience needed to be president. Being Hillary VP for four or eight years would give him the experience necessary to defeat the case that is made against him .

Of course there is no way he could being his "new way" if he was Hillary . In fact he would struggle to implement his vision even if he was president.

Well truth be told Hillary should be coping the same flak . But thanks to the nature of politics Hillary has been able to avoid the inexperienced tag. So in sense Obama has done Hillary a big favour. Bringing Richard onto the VP ticket would do away with the inexperienced card the Republicans could play.

I think that both the author and the OP may be forgetting the power of such a "dream ticket". The minor differences the two have in policy can be easily overcome. Truth be told, there have been PoTUSes and VPs far more at odds with one another's beliefs than those two would be. Their policy differences are, literally and figuratively, cosmetic in most respects, but are played up far more than necessary during debates so as to appear different and preferable to one another.

The combination of Obama and Clinton in one ticket would draw a vast portion of the female vote as well as the minority vote, in addition to any white male Party Democrats, as well as independents and undecideds who liked their message more than the Republican candidate. The strength of such a ticket would be near unbeatable. If the Democratic party is smart, they will choose this option.

Alternately, should the Obama/Clinton ticket not be forthcoming, I think either candidate would benefit tremendously from the endorsement of Al Gore as their running mate. He was popular enough in 2000 to get (at least) half the popular vote, and since his incredibly powerful campaign against global climate change, and the sheer momentum behind the "Green Movement" lately, he could actually end up being the most Useful (and desperately needed) Vice President in history.

So, my prediction is, if not the Obama/Clinton ticket, then Obama/Gore or Clinton/Gore.