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Originally Posted by GarzaUK  It is now pretty obvious that Obama is going to be the Democratic Nominee for the Presidency.
However he now leads a party split down the middle, certain demographic voters will be less inclined to vote for and also faces a opposite nominee that does quite well among Independents.
With the sheer numbers of voters in the primaries, I am confident that if the Democratic party turn out for him, he will win. Republicans don't even like their nominee and I think alot of religious right will stay at home this year. They won't vote big this year.
A Obama-Clinton ticket will quite easily the party.
1. Politically there is not much difference between them
2. Obama and Clinton compliment each other nicely in terms of voter demographics, experience and inspiration. Whatever Obama's weaknesses are, Clinton can compensate and vice versa.
3. McCain will not be able to use any of the negative Democratic fights in the Primary, because they are now working together, it is void.
4. Women voters will vote in droves to see a woman in the VP seat.
5. The Republicans are not going to get away with Rovian tactics this year because of how unfavourably the American public feel about the GOP at the minute, which I think will minimise the anti-Clinton factor.
What you guys think? The only thing bad I can think of is that will having Clinton has his VP get in the way of Obama's message of change? But isn't a female VP change anyway? |
1. True
2. Clinton is a lapdog to special interests. It kills his change claim.
3. Clinton didn't attack his policies. She used failed arguments. Let McCain try them and lose
4. That didn't help Mondale
5. Clinton is irrelevant to this point
I think that it is a terrible idea. Obama will get the female vote when they realize how McCain is going to nominate Supreme Court justices that want to outlaw abortion. Also the issues of the economy and Iraq are in Obama's favor. I think Richardson is a better fit as VP.