Ricardo J Gonzalez for a Better America

Now that most everyone has accepted that Sen. Obama has won the primary, rumors are going around that he might choose Sen. Clinton as a running mate. In a Gallup poll asking Democrats if he should choose her, 55% said yes:



I wonder about the wisdom of this idea. Clinton has for the most part been ruthless in attacking Obama, saying he's unprepared to run, attacking him for being disconnected, etc, etc. I would assume that all of these things will come back to bite them in a general election. Can she really be the VP candidate if she believes all these things? If it turns out she was 'just kidding' about every single piece of negative campaigning she did, are we supposed to just accept that?

I sincerely doubt that Sen. Clinton would accept the VP nomination. Not only would she have to eat her words, which I doubt she'd find appetizing, but it would also mean she'd have to try to win in the General Election. It would confirm too many of the ideas that people already have that she's ruthless and completely self-interested, and would do anything for power. The problem with her having to try to win the general election is that if she tried too hard, and actually won, she wouldn't be able to run for President in 2012.

The interesting part is that Clinton supporters seem to be all about having her in the Whitehouse however she can get there. Among them, 73% favor the idea of her as VP. Obama supporters aren't as willing to forget everything she said during the campaign. 52% of them would prefer if he chose someone else. I'm sure they're worried, like I am, that if she got into the White House in any office other than President, she would do her best to take over.

Either way, the Obama vs McCain election should pan out to be an interesting one.

Link to the Gallup poll info here.

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