Who Do You Think Obama Should Choose For Vp? - Page 2 - Political Forum

Gnuf Said · 05-07-2008, 05:19 PM

What's funny is that Bill Richardson would bring more executive experience to the table than Obama has. Obama has none.

ThresholdOutlet · 05-07-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gnuf Said

What's funny is that Bill Richardson would bring more executive experience to the table than Obama has. Obama has none.

All you need on your Resume is “HOPE”

tresha · 05-07-2008, 05:36 PM

I was thinking about all this last night, while desperately trying to stay awake and wait for the Indiana votes.
I cannot see how he can pick Hillary and maintain one of the very main principles of his campaign. He has talked since the beginning about there needing to be change and she doesn't bring change.

If she had a decent bone in her body, I think she and Bill would throw their support loudly behind Obama and his campaign.
He could then pick someone who would help him deliver either the latino vote or the older woman/older generation vote or both.
I wouldn't even be all that pissed if the offered Hillary a Cabinet position or something of that sort; but dear God what a hypocritical move it would be for him to offer VP to her.

ThresholdOutlet · 05-07-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tresha

If she had a decent bone in her body, I think she and Bill would throw their support loudly behind Obama and his campaign.
He could then pick someone who would help him deliver either the latino vote or the older woman/older generation vote or both.
I wouldn't even be all that pissed if the offered Hillary a Cabinet position or something of that sort; but dear God what a hypocritical move it would be for him to offer VP to her.

She can’t quit now. Obama climbed the Ladder of Pandering too high, right into the clouds of false inspiration, and now the rungs are snapping off and he’s sliding down fast.

What if more comes out about Obama tomorrow or the next day. The Democrats need something to land on, if things go badly (or continue to go badly).

catawba · 05-07-2008, 06:09 PM

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She can’t quit now. Obama climbed the Ladder of Pandering too high, right into the clouds of false inspiration, and now the rungs are snapping off and he’s sliding down fast.

What if more comes out about Obama tomorrow or the next day. The Democrats need something to land on, if things go badly (or continue to go badly).

It seemed apparent last night that Obama was able to take all the mudslinging of conservatives and the Clinton's working together against him and still he came out ahead. He should do much better in the General Election when presumably the Clinton's and their supporters will be on his side.

Gnuf Said · 05-07-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThresholdOutlet

All you need on your Resume is “HOPE”

ThresholdOutlet · 05-07-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by catawba

It seemed apparent last night that Obama was able to take all the mudslinging of conservatives and the Clinton's working together against him and still he came out ahead. He should do much better in the General Election when presumably the Clinton's and their supporters will be on his side.

You must remember though, that Obama was way ahead in the polls just a week or so ago in Indiana, and in the general election his core constituency will mean less proportionately. So many people despise Hillary Clinton, but, nevertheless, she is overtaking him in the last stretch, and he’s outspending her big time.

He’s a limping deer and the Republicans are a pack of hungry wolves.

Sebelius for VP, not Hillary · 05-07-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ThresholdOutlet

Obama ruined a “sure thing.” the Democrats had the election in the bag. Obama ran as a nearly flawless candidate until, almost at the very end, when he had a good majority of delegates, everyone finds out that he is a fatally flawed candidate who has no chance to win. CNN says 50% of Hillary supporters will, if he wins, either vote McCain or not show up to vote at all. Obama better pick a very popular VP. Maybe Gore wants to be a vice president again.
The question is: why would someone go to a radical church for twenty years, associate with a terrorist, and then decide to run for President of the United States of America? What else is going to come out of the woodworks? Maybe Obama should give it to Hillary and then let her pick a VP.

Your analysis is incorrect. Although Obama certainly has been weakened by the Rev. Wright story, it has not made him unelectable. He still polls better than McCain in national polls.

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - General Election: McCain vs. Obama

Obama has basically gotten the Reverend Wright story behind him now, so his numbers may go up again. In the final analysis, if the Democrats lose in the fall, it won't be Obama who "ruined a sure thing" it will be the Democrats themselves who ruined a sure thing by being bitter about Clinton's loss and even choosing her in the first place. The best candidate the Democrats had (Joe Biden) was left in the dust 4 months ago. The Republicans chose their strongest candidate, we chose our second or third strongest.

WEB

colourislast · 05-07-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tresha

I was thinking about all this last night, while desperately trying to stay awake and wait for the Indiana votes.
I cannot see how he can pick Hillary and maintain one of the very main principles of his campaign. He has talked since the beginning about there needing to be change and she doesn't bring change.

If she had a decent bone in her body, I think she and Bill would throw their support loudly behind Obama and his campaign.
He could then pick someone who would help him deliver either the latino vote or the older woman/older generation vote or both.
I wouldn't even be all that pissed if the offered Hillary a Cabinet position or something of that sort; but dear God what a hypocritical move it would be for him to offer VP to her.

I think if Obama wins and the Clinton's were firmly behind him and helped, he will nominate her for the Supreme Court.

calidem411 · 05-07-2008, 06:28 PM

don't care!