Obama - Ask Hillary First!
The issue at hand for the Democratic Party for winning in ‘08 is not losing to McCain but losing to a divided Democratic party. The first thing Obama should do if nominated is put Hillary on the ticket. Will the Republicans have a field day with her on the ticket? Yes! Is their some bad blood in the water due to some negative campaign strategies on the part of the Clintons? Probably. Can Hillary be a tough fighter able to play tough allowing Obama to stay higher above the fray? Yes!
Howard Dean said a few months ago that the loser will be the most important person in the Democratic presidential run this year. Hillary's legacy in this 08 election could place her as the healer and bring together a united Democratic party. As a winning ticket they also move this country closer to healing the racial and misogynist undertones that still have roots.
Can you picture Denver with Hillary's delegates close to half of all delegates demanding that she be included on the ticket? To some it's a crusade. If Hillary was the one out ahead - by just a little over half - wouldn't Obama supporters want the same?
Obama's offer and Hillary's acceptance of an Obama/Clinton ticket hold the healing and the power to move this country in the direction of the real change in Washington that Obama talks about. First he must bring the Democrats back together again.
Obama - ask Hillary first.
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- May 22, 2008
Cut the condescension and get a clue
Actually I am in Illinois and supported Obama when he ran for U.S. Senate in 2004. I have been a volunteer in his campaigns for that long. I made my first donation to the Obama presidential campaign in March of 2007. I suspect you are one of the anti-Obama non-Democrats who try to sow dissension on Democratic forms with bizarre statements. That you are unaware of the Republican mobilization in numerous states to vote for Hillary to sabotage the Democratic campaign discredits you.
But I am sure you are aware, you are just being dishonest. You know that in over a dozen states it was legal to switch party identification in order to vote in a party's primary. You know that Rush Limbaugh among others actively encouraged Republicans to do that. You know the Republicans called this "Operation Chaos." You know that an unknown but nevertheless significant percentage of votes received by Hillary that past two months has been from "Operation Chaos" Republicans. You also know that the Republicans have openly stated many times that they would rather face Hillary because she is the weaker candidate. We all know all of that.
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By douglasdaoMay 22, 2008 - 2:55pm