Clinton reportedly 'open' to VP slot
Hillary Clinton, in a sign acknowledging that Barack Obama is the likely Democratic nominee, reportedly told New York lawmakers that she would be open to being his vice presidential running mate.
The Associated Press is reporting that in an afternoon conference call among Clinton and members of the New York congressional delegation, Representative Lydia Velasquez said she believed the best way for Obama to win over Hispanics and members of other key voting blocs would be to take the former first lady as his running mate.
"I am open to it," Clinton replied, said a participant in the call, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the call was a private matter.
The idea of the so-called dream ticket has been much debated. At one point during the campaign, Bill Clinton even broached the idea of Obama being Clinton's running mate.
But it's not at all clear that Obama would want her on the ticket.
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Chris I haven't wrote to you or your staff in months because I only want to bug you when I notice that something deserves a ton of attention. I always thought that the only way Obama will win is if he has Clinton as V.P but I was sure she would never accept. Now not only will they WIN but it proves that as political as the Clinton's can be they truly care about the democrats and us black folks lol and were just doing everything they thought they had to in order to win. There are 2 points that deserve attention
1. THE CLINTONS BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN WIN WITH THIS CRAZY TICKET OF THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN, WHITE WOMAN TICKET OR THEY WOULDNT OF JUST DID THE MOVE THEY JUST DID...THAT PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEES THE JOINT TICKET...how horrible would Obama look now that Hillary basically asked to be on the ticket...she was never even asked like everyone said had to happen, how horrible would he look to then turn her down
2. THE DEMOCRATS ARE BACK, AMERICA IS BACK...."YOU NOW HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO MAKE CHANGE, AND THE CHANGE OF THE EXPERIENCED!!!!
can you tell how excited and happy I am....This is crazy I am so proud to be an American...this will go down in the record books. :) God Bless all.
BIG MISTAKE!
Hillary would be second-guessing Obama every step of the way while pushing her own agendas and Bubba would be fighting for the lime-light in between chasing interns around the Whitehouse grounds!
Hillary, the Queen of Spin and a Legend in Her Own Mind!
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For Barack Obama, having BILLARY Clinton as Vice President would be like having a Live SNAKE under the bed covers!
Methinks Ghanja, has smoked way too much Ghanja.
He's just another ignorant member of Sheople Nation who is hypnotized by the phony Dog & Pony show they put on for herd.
Both Parties" are nothing more than political crime families that take turns bending the ignorant sheople over and screwing them. Ghanja likes it better when his crime family is raping everyone.
Baaaaaaaahhhhhh...................Wake up fool!
Hillary, don't bother. It's not your job to save the party Comintern or the Obamabots from themselves.
Nothing will save this guy in November and you will just lose credibility with your own supporters. This would be like Bush 41 carrying water for Dan Quayle. Wait for 2012.
Oh please say Obama isn't considering this. All those bitter Clinton fans will get over it in a few weeks. Don't cave. There is no way she will be a team player.
Hillary is crazier than I thought. Obama will be even crazier if he takes the bait! I know if she's the VP nominee my vote will go for John McCain.
Putting Hillary in a position to destroy Obama would be the ultimate folly. If he falls for that, he's too stupid to be president, and I won't vote for him!
Truthurts nailed it. This leadership of this country has been taken over by what amounts to dual dictatorships. The whole system is FIXED.
Obama/Clinton represent the next step towards socialism. McCain is leaning so far left in an effort to not be labeled a conservative, that he might as well be running as a Democrat.
The country is in a world of hurt while both of these parties try to sell a "Climate Change Bill" which would bring the government more tax dollars in TRILLIONS. It's time for a People's party!!! Our democracy has been taken away.
I say he should take her. I mean, I've been no Hillary fan as of late, but you know what they say, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." If he doesn't put her on the ticket, there's the risk that she'll sabotage his campaign from the inside, so that she can run again in 2012 on the platform of "I told you so." As much as I don't want her around, I want that more than I want Bush the III in the White House. So, I say let's heal the party, put her on the ticket, and win this election!
I hope Hillary's campaign folks don't read these blogs because they are strange. Just in case they do. Tell her to relax and be polite in considering the team ticket. Without her it will be a difficult task for Democrats to win.
At the same time, I hope she thinks long and hard as to whether she will be given the opportunity to use her talents in a way that can actually make a difference. The best ticket would have been the other way around, and it is not clear again that a Barack led team can win.
If she accepts without real guarantees of shared responsibility, it will be a selfless act for which she will receive little recognition in a win, and all of the blame in a loss. God Bless you Hillary you made this race meaningful.
I think it's pretty disingenuous of Hillary to spend the last year throwing mud at Obama and then posturing to be the VP when it's become clear she won't win. All this time saying Obama doesn't have what it takes to lead, but I guess he'd be OK if Hillary were his running mate? The silent majority right-wingers are just waiting for that to happen to put McCain in office.
No way! Another four years of any Clinton is to much...I am wondering which of the evils we are to choose from? Obama of course is a good candidate because he wants the war done away with, but what else does he really want..He has my vote just because.......Clinton..Who knows? Hilary is not going to do anything for anyone but herself..The Clintons don't know when enough is enough. I have heard politicians over and over again make promises but what do they do in reality...McCain? He is not the guy I would want. Another rich Warrior heading out for another four years of it...So for all of you here arguing about who should run I say just pray we make it another four years with whoever we decide to leave our fate to..We Americans seem to have learned to tag along after all what is four years?
Edwards is the man for me on the Obama ticket! He both indorsed Obama and he think about the same as Obama...but more to lift up the poor...to educate followed by community service. The US should have NO POOR. If the poor are given the tools of education they will no longer be "poor". We need to ensure that children get the necessary encouragment when parent fail to provide that from the home. We can forever feed the poor, house the poor but to raise the "poor" from poverty we **all** win. THAT is why Edwards is my strong suggestion for the Obama/Edwards ticket. We all prospered under Clinton...now it is time for Hillary to continue in the Senate doing her thing and for Obama/Edwards to move our country from HOPE to REALITY! Maggie Dee
why are you people so stupid for....
If Hillary was the nominee, she would need Obama as her running mate coz of the black vote, and educated vote. And as Obama is the nominee he will need Clinton for her supports, White vote, women vote, blue collar vote....both senators have had over 17million people each voting for them....why would this be a mistake for....some of you people need to wake up to yourselfs....think about it.....yeah Obama's message is change, change tot he old washington....who else cld he pick.....all the other people he could pick or the OLD WASHINGTON folks....
He needs her, like she would of needed him....if he doesn't, well she will have a very clear path to the nomination in 2012, as McCain will win....he is already wowing her supports.
Can you American's just think about it a bit more yeah....also i do not understand why you American's hate the Clinton's so much....they brought so much to American when Bill was President. He was the best president America had, and that was help from Hillary herself. So instead of knocking the greatest President you had and his wife, who is a great senator, have a think about what they did for the USA.
ghanja . .you my friend, are in a fantasy world. obama is going to get crushed by McCain. hillary is so fake. she trashed the man yet says, "I'll be your VP!" give me a break! obama is a fool if he puts her on the ticket. it will go against everything he has been preaching. if he wants a fresh look at politics, he needs to keep the clintons away. anyway, he probably knows that a.) hillary ill try and hog the spotlight and try to do his job and b.) she and bubba would try to rub him out within the first 6 months.
I have never seen the party split like this - it is 10 times worse than 60 or 68 or 72 or 80. The idea that Clinton supporters will still fall in line if she is not VP is nonsense - indeed many will still stay home in reaction to the treatment of her by Obama and the DNC. Yes a few GOP crossovers will be lost if she's on ticket, and a few Obama supporters that were never really Obama supporters - just Hillary haters - will walk. But she brings back the vast majority of over 17 million voters and the proven ability to get votes from groups that Obama has a problem with - if that is not balancing a ticket I do not know what is. The polls show that her addition moves states to Obama and that no other name does - Obama needs her more than she needs him. However, it is fun to watch the Hillary haters in the Obama camp talk "unity" and forget how Democrats walk when we feel dis'ed as shown in 68/72/and 80. Perhaps Obama is not man enough to go against his supporters (or his wife?) and run with Hillary. Perhaps he is not man enough to be a strong president if there is a strong VP named Hillary. Hillary as VP is the ONLY way the Obama camp can show a love of unity - it will be interested to see if Obama is man enough to lead a unified party - or is he only good in front of his fan club as he begs for non-Democratic Party folks' votes?
Gosh..someone let Tom Selleck know that I am open to being his next wife?
Didn't know it was that easy. Would have let him know years ago.
NO NO NO....please Obama ...dont' listen to this woman.
You would be miserable with those two upstaging you every move. Even if you won.
And I don't think Obama can win with Billiearys on the ticket.
This woman will not stop...if he doens't take her a s VP she will fight him on the convention floor. If he does take her he has turned his back on all his promises.
I personally think that the reason this campaign has gone on for so long is that both Obama and Clinton were saying the exact same things. Just adding their own twists. The Obama nay sayers kept saying that he didn't have the experience (which personally I think was his biggest asset). Although I don't particularly care for Clinton, just being the first lady for 8 years gives her a lot of insight into Washington politics. She also has a very strong backing from her supporters. Clinton and Obama have a lot more in common than they have in opposition. I find the very thought of Hillary sabotaging Obama to be totally without merit. If Obama tanks as president, the reigns would go back to the republicans. If he is successful, and she is a part of his success, she gets the nod in 8 years.
anyone but clinton.
Go McCain
>If Obama tanks as president, the reigns would go back to the republicans. If he is >successful, and she is a part of his success, she gets the nod in 8 years.
Maybe, but I thought that would happen with Al Gore....
OK, so Obama's theme has been "Yes we can" and "Change"?
So why would he choose Clinton? Change? Not.
If he chooses Clinton, you can take your "change" theme and file it away with all the other campaign hype which is meaningless.
You see it's all about winning and saying whatever works in order to get elected. Once they're elected, it's more of the same. Don't be so blind...
Hillary won all the big states that matter to get to be the next president, so wake up people if you think Obama can beat McCain without her help you are all crazy!
I agree with Vivafidel, if Obama pickes Billery for his VP, he'll be dead in 6 month or less; they the Clintons will do anything to get the presidency. I've been saying this since they first started suggesting the Billery be the VP.
They lied their way thru the first presidency and they will be just a deceiteful again!
I JUST BECAME REPUBLICAN OVER NITE !!!!!
THANXS, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.....MY CHOICE
ITS MADE & NOT YOU, NOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND OPRAH
CAN BUY MY VOTE !!!!!
I'm confused... How does Hillary Clinton campaign for the VP slot when she's yet to acknowledge that we have a nominee?
That's an all-time Clinton low. I'd say they can't sink any lower, but...
I am grateful for your leadership and you are an inspiration to us all.
MY OPINION IS THAT 2ND PLACE AS VP DOES NOT HONOR YOUR TALENTS AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER.
Our government is made of 3 branches.
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
You have been an Outstanding Senator. I believe that by returning as one of our outstanding Democratic US Senators is the perfect option.
That way we have 2 strong Democrats in 2 separate branches. This presents an unbeatable combination that will enable Democrats to bring about the changes needed in Washington.
I also believe that in the future, you are an excellent candidate for the Supreme Court.
Please don’t sell yourself short on settling for 2nd place. There are greater plans for you.