Because she is smart. She know that would appeal to many democracts who likes both candidates. She knows it can unite the party. She know democrats have a better chance winning in November with a join ticket. So she took the first step annoucing that idea and now people will start to think in that direction.

It is a brilliant strategy. And that is why I like Hilary. She knows how to fight and how to win too. Obama knows how to talk and energize people. A good combination.

Nuwan from Houston, Texas

Senator Clinton is by far the most qualified to be president. Obama’s answer to every question is “I was against the war”. He did not have to vote when after 9/11 and the lies of Bush and gang when it was a tension filled atmosphere. All the big states needed to win in a general election were won by Clinton. The people want both candidates to run. Clinton/Obama makes the most sense. Frances

Jack,
She needs his supporters to win in November. However Obama supporters like myself would much rather vote for McCain if the choice is between him and Hillary. But give her credit for being clever, I can’t think of a more upscale way to belittle the front runner in a Presidential race than to say he’s not qualified to be President but he can be my VP.

Since Obama and Clinton basically agree on the issues and assuming Obama is the Democratic nominee, why not promote Hillary as Senate Majority Leader in 2009?

Then the two can do the “heavy lifting” for the issues they care about.

They are pushing the Clinton Obama ticket because they don’t want a Obama Clinton ticket. The Clintons won’t stand for 2nd place. It would serve no purpose of their own. Obama will end up with the most delegates but neither can get enough to win the nomination completely. If Clinton can sell Obama on playing 2nd fiddle until the delegates are all seated they are hoping for a Delegate do over and to come out the clear winner. At that juncture Obama will be nothing but a part of history.

Well i think it is all strategy Jack. She needs and wants Obama supporters to feel involved even in her campaign. To know that it is okay to vote for her because she will unify the democratic party by making Obama the V.P and that will almost guarantee a victory in November. Would she actually do it if she secured the nomination? That’s a different topic all together.

Jack if I was cynical I would call it a coordinated attempt to portray hillary as the “ordained’ candidate despite the fact Obama has won over half the states and the popular vote in this primary season. If I was an optimist I would say the Clintons understand that the current administration and its party are just barely less despised than the hitler administration of the forties and if the democrats provide a great presidential candidate and a great vice presidential candidate their party could be poised to win a sixteen year term in the white house.

By making people think that is option she can gain a few extra votes, but what I dont understand is she negates all the “issues” she had with him by saying she’s willing to use him as a running mate.

Well, Jack, this is another political ploy. If she can persuade voters to vote for her, they will get 3 for one, Hillary, Bill and Barack!

I guess she doesn’t know she is losing right now, do we will really want someone that can’t face reality answering that phone at 3AM?

Desperation. The same kind I would feel as a Republican if Hillary & Obama actually DID appear on the same ticket. They would win the White house if they ran together. But I am happy to see the battle between them rage on. Congrats McCain, you have it in the bag!

It’s officially spin season. Team Clinton is returning to last year’s strategy of acting like she is the only qualified candidate. Saying that Obama is not qualified for president, but would be a good vice president is illogical, arrogant , and presumptive. She is trying to reach the superdelegates, even though it is a completely transparent maneuver. it makes me wonder what else she’s got in her bag of tricks, and reminds me of what it is I hate about politics. This is the kind of obfuscation that keeps the elections from being about people and policies. It is old time polictics. It’s the past rearing its ugly head.Its the type of campaigning that allows Bush-like candidates to win.

Why would Hillary Clinton, who is behind, keep talking about being on the same ticket with Barack Obama, who is ahead?

Being older doesn’t make a person a good leader or wise. We have plenty of recent examples of this. Look to president Bush for the first example.

The Clinton campaign is simply manipulating the press and the american people. She’s behind not only in the delegate count but in the popular vote. Her campaign is trying to distract us and deflect these facts. They would have us think that she’s more experienced and should be our leader and give Senator Obama the chance to grow as VP under her.

In reality she’s a Jr. Senator. He’s held state and national senator seats and has more actual government experience and responsibilities than she has.

I for one don’t count being first lady and having attemped a failed healthcare plan positice experience or responsiblity. I call that a form of nepotism by proxy, using her husbands record as her own.

Jack it baffles me as much as it surprises you. Just when you think the Clinton’s must be at their wit’s end, they come up with another ploy.
Whether this is an act of desperation of a political strategy remains to be seen. Why should a current runner up offer to trade places with a potential winner? As aptly described today on dailynews, “She’s like a con artist trying to sell a house she doesn’t own”
Uche, Brookly, NY

In my opinion she is hedging all bets. She comes across as being the great party unifier. I don’t think she would agree to be Barack’s VP, besides who would want a wildcat as a running mate. One may find himself being eaten alive.

Why not promote. it. Why do you care? Sounds great to me. I would much rather see it Clinton/Obama ticket and get him the experience that he needs and then he is our next president after her 8 year term. Why can’t democrats control the white house for 16 years and why not promote it.. Who wants another republican in office again. We can certainly get alot more done in 16 years then is possible in 8 years alone. My preference is that I don’t ever want a republican getting another opportunity to get into office. This makes them both very strong and garners him experience that he needs.

After all the crap Hillary has put Barack Obama through, she should be begging him to choose her as his running mate.
The only problem is, Obama doesn’t need Hillary. He’d do better with someone like Richardson.
Keep in mind, Obama has a hard time with the Latino vote, and he’s not as strong on foreign policy. Richardson will help with the Latino vote, and he has foreign policy experience.
The only experience Hillary brings to the table is trashing her friends. Remember, Obama and Hillary were friends before this campaign started.

Darren from Toledo, Ohio.
These are the Clinton’s, masters of spin, and fear mongoring. But this is clearly a psychological ploy and the target for this latest Clinton tactic are the super-delagates. Sen. Obama has an unsurmountable delegate lead and is currently leading in the popular vote and I’m not including Mich. & Fla. They don’t count yet. Wake up Hillary you’re behind ! Here’s a message to the DNC & Super-delagates, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth take this election out of the people hands, from the Democratic party millions of young americans as well as african-americans will break loose. Looking in our rear view mirror. Is it a bird is it a plane? no it’s our new candidate John McCain

They are trying to get people to think that is the only way that the Dems can beat McCain. Then the voters will vote for her thinking it is the way to go. This is so Slick Willy. She will need to win first and that’s not looking so good right now. This “dream ticket” idea sounds like a nightmare in the making.

It’s all a political Ploy!! Its such a sham that these kind of games are played. It is out of desperation as far as I’m concerned. Both her and Bill are trying to trick people into believing if they vote for Hillary they will get Barack. Is this how she is going to conduct busness?

Clinton is using the oldest play in the play book. She is trying to get the people that are on the fence to swing her way. But then again why do we need two families (Bush & Clinton) to control the country for over 24 years…. What’s wrong with this picture no one else is qualified???/

Yet another devious and toxic concoction from the Clinton kitchen to bamboozle soft Obama voters into supporting her and not feeling too bad about doing so. I hope no one would be foolish enough to drink it…they WILL feel bad!

Charles,
Toronto

That’s pretty obvious. The Clinton campaign is attempting to cast Hillary as the most likely winner. This is just another attempt at psychological warfare on the Obama camp.

The race may be close but, let’s see, Obama has more states, more of the popular vote and more delegates..hmmm…

Perhaps this is more of an intelligence test for the American voter.

Because she knows she can’t win in November, without Obama. All you have talked about is delegates for the Convention. Presidents are elected by Electoral votes. At best she would eke out a small majority.

Obama can win without Clinton. By my estimate he could garner as high as 378 electoral votes.

The states that Clinton claims she can win in, are most likely Obama’s, as well, plus he brings into play a much wider array of states. Which, incidentally, translates into substantial Congressional, Senatorial and Governors seats. That is the effect of change that he would bring.

This is what he means by change in the future.

The Clintons are desperately trying to remain relevant in a new age of politics. The pundits need to upgrade their software, to understand this.

Harry
Carlisle, Ky.

Because they are desperate to win! I see no other reason for it. Sen Obama answered this very clearly, but there seems to be an “epidemic” of not hearing on the part of Sen and President Clinton and the mainstream media. Sen Obama says he is winning and how is it that the person who is loosing would decide who would be in the VP position? He said “Let me be clear, don’t be Hood Winked or Bamboozled. I am not running for VP.”

There is some cat stuff in the Clinton’s woodpile, and it stinks!!! Step up Howard Dean, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi!!! Step Up, or work iwth John McCain in 2009.

I think she is trying to plant the idea in the voters minds, that if they want Obama this is the sure way to get him. As for Hillary Clinton being behind, I don`t see it that way. Instead of looking at this thing as a primary, look at it as a general election. If we were counting electoral votes instead of delegates, then Hillary would have a big lead. Obama keeps bragging about winning so many states, but the states he is winning do not win general elections. Just winning the black urban vote, and dilusional students, will not get him into the White House. I listened to him on television today, and I knew his tired old speech word for word. Barack Obama has already peaked. He has nothing left for the big game.

Hillary’s latest ploy is downright funny: offering to give the person in first place the second place slot. How generous of her. The Clinton campaign doesn’t think beyond the moment, either. By offering to add Obama to her delusional ticket, she’s now acknowledging he is more than capable to assume the duties of President of the United States. Doesn’t that pretty much wrap up the primary?

I am amazed at how far the Clintons will go to secure Hillary’s place in the White House. Even if it’s through hook or crook methods.

Simply: She wants the voters to think they are getting a 2-for-1 deal if they vote for her.

Hillary is playing bait and switch. Barack is ahead in all categories. Why would he play second fiddle to Hillary ? I don’t believe that would happen, he’s running for President, not V-P. If the Clintons try and steal this election with super deligates the Democrats will loose in November. They will alienate all the new voters, and simply disgust the rest of us independents so we’ll eather stay home or vote for McCain. Its time for the Clintons to stand down, back Barack, and quit dividing the party.

Jack,

Hillary has to know that she has but an infintesimal mathematical chance to win the nomination, so at this point, why wouldn’t she try and curry Obama’s favor so she can be second in command?

-Chris, Framingham, Mass.

Jack,

Chutzpah indeed!

Here is an idea. Let Hillary have the dem nomination. Obama should then run as an idependant, who can bring all the disaffected voters, as well as luke-warm moderate republicans along, and win the presidency as THE unifying candidate.

Regards,

Rob
East Brunswick, NJ

Because she knows the truth that Barack have no chance against McCain during a general election. The Republican machinery is afraid of Hillary and would love to have Obama win the Democratic nomination.

I think we can all see the poor judgment on the Clinton campaign to promote this ticket so boldly. It’s especially easy to see when the media highlights it as they do. I wonder if Obama would ever tout an Obama/Clinton ticket? Would there be poor political judgment there?

Jack,

This is simple. She is so far behind it is mathematically impossible for her to come back. This is all part of the kitchen sink strategy to try and gain more super delegates (if she stays in that long). Why won’t she just go away and leave it to the person who the American people have voted for. Obama is the future and the future is now. She just has to realize this and because she is so stubborn it will take time. Clinton is the new Huckabee.

Clinton is just hoping that the Democrats that are still split between Obama and herself will come to her side since she’s selling that as a ticket for both candidates. Obviously a sign of desperation, but it is what a lot of Democrats wanted. So for the Democrats out there that want a Clinton-Obama ticket in November, right now a vote for Clinton would be natural choice.

She is a realist. She knows there is no way Obama picks her as VP because as the agent of change you can’t ally yourself with a Clinton (or two). The only way the two could be on the same ticket is with her at the top and him having a moment of insanity when he says yes. The Clintons are pushing this because they know it is the only way to get people to believe that they can vote for both of them. Vote for her now and then you get us both later.

I hope this all becomes moot when Obama wins Pennsylvania. I know that’s a tall order but if he wins PA, it blunts her “big state” theory and makes whatever happens in Mich. and FL. Moot.

The big state theory doesn’t hold much water anyway because the Dems are likely to win NY, CA, IL, and the Repubs will win TX. The election as always will be decided in FL, PA, OH, and Mich where Obama has as good a chance against McCain as she does.

Barack-Just finish on June 7th with more popular votes, more pledged delegates and more contests won and the Clintons will go away

Jack,

COME ON, this is clearly a tact to get people to think of Obama as Vice material, to undermine his momentum, to give anybody who hasn’t made up their mind the illusion that you could get both. It is a return to the ‘he should wait his turn’ rhetoric that makes Obama supporters like me crazy and for those like me who are independents; more likely to pick Mc Bush or stay home should she win the nod from the Dems.

It’s the smart move. Even the most optimistic can’t ignore the fact that there are many conservative Democrats who would toss their vote to McCain before Obama (myself included).

I like Hilary and I agree with her - Obama is an excellent orator, but his resume is very light on political experience. He’s a demagogue — and I can’t understand why people won’t see past that. Yes he’s charming; and yes he’s intelligent, but he’s simply not seasoned to take on the mess left by the current administration and turn it around.

Boise, ID

Here’s a better question:
How many people really like both of them?
I would be surprised if it was a majority of the Democratic party.

Obama would be a fool to get anywhere near a Clinton ticket. Republicans may not be passionately for McCain, but put him against Clinton as a VP or as a presidential canidate and you’ll see the GOP come out in force to vote on election day.

Clinton always talks down to opponents. It’s why she is loosing….

Vice-president to a Clinton is a symbolic title only. The spouse is the real VP - just ask Al Gore. This is why Hillary can say that Obama would make a good VP candidate despite his “inexperience” (her words, not mine) - he won’t do anything as VP, the Clintons won’t let him!

Jack, the assertion by the Clintons that Barack Obama is the number 2 and is good to be the Vice Presidential Candidate on Hillary Clinton’s ticket is clear evidence of the fact that, the Clintons seem to think they own the democratic party, so-much-so that no other candidate can be the parties presidential nominee than Hillary. Per the Clintons, Hillary will be the nominee whether the voters like it or not, this epitomizes an obssession for power ( something which is not a virtue). Has it ever occured to the Clintons that Obama leads in delegate count, the popular vote and the number of states won?

Last time I checked, Hillary was losing the total delegate count. So how can she now be offering the front-runner a VP spot? Does she really think the American people are dumb enough to fall for this ploy? This is really getting disgusting.

Clinton continues to humiliate herself with every desperate act, sacrificing the good of her party (and quite possibly the country) for her selfish desire to be president. I am an independent, and I have told every Democrat I know that I will vote for Obama, who is the only candidate not beholden to loads of special interest groups and owed favors. But if liberal voters are foolish enough to fall for her chicanery, they will be rewarded with another Republican president. I, and many others I know, will vote for McCain, who has infinitely better character than she does.

Because she is open to uniting the party. He will need balance if he is on top. I do not think he would make a choice of Hillary because she would over shadow him from day one. Let’s face it he has less experience than most of congress and most of the governors. That sounds good till it comes time to make all those dreams come true.

Perhaps Senator Clinton recognizes that the American people really do want change in the U.S.

Two qualified candidates who are basically on the same page with their policies may just be what the people need to fix the mess in the U.S. and help relations with other countries around the world.

My question is why isn’t Barack Obama looking at the same scenario?

It could ensure Democrats winning the general election as well as putting the country back on the right path and making history at the same time.

It’s a win/win situation for the country.

Shame on you - Hilary! God knows what kind of dirty politican she is. God bless America — if it were not Obama to win, it would be John McCain.

Get Real, There are two Dream tickets and Hillarity doesn’t factor in either. If the Democrats want to win in November the The most likely best ticket is Obama/Edwards. The Sure Bet would be Gore/Obama. But that just doesn’t seem very likely.

Jack–Because Hillary Clinton’s campaign is about entitlement and selfishness. For her, it’s not about the voters or about the process that so many kids my age are getting involved with for the first time ever. It is solely about her ambitions. Her campaign slogan should really be “It’s my turn!!”

Hillary wants to appear warm but she’s really cold - from the debates of congeniality she becomes raw and negative. I think there will be fewer 3 AM phone calls with Obama at the helm, if indeed any at all, as his term advances. The White House may have to add more staff to take day time calls on business that is positive.

I think it is a smart strategy on the Clinton’s part. Many democrats have expressed that they wish the could vote for both canidates. By doing this Clinton is telling people they can vote for her and it will be a vote for both her and Barack (since she would have him as her running mate) It is a smart way to get votes from those in the democratic party who are torn between two strong canidates.

Hillary Clinton spins so fast and so hard you could hook her up to a turbine and use her to light the Vegas strip. By suggesting a Clinton-Obama ticket, she asserts that the world is different from how it is - which works to her advantage, because the way the world is doesn’t look good for her. Is there any reality behind this idea? Has there been any reality behind any of Clinton’s ploys?

Jack,
Simple, Sen Clinton is a Spin doctor. The Clinton’s can spin a dead person to life. Remember that Sen Clinton was once a Republican. You can take a person out of the Republican party, but you cannot take the Republican gene out of the person.
Sen Clinton and Karl Rove share the same DNA.

Why would Hillary Clinton promote Obama as a potential vice-president on “her” ticket?
Because she is desperate to win, at any odds, using any weapons.
Senator Clinton’s remarks are yet another effort to undermine the momentum Senator Obama has going, to downplay him as not a Presidential rival but as a “vice-president”, someone who will be “beneath” her, someone that she would outrank as President.
As an Obama supporter, I am appalled almost daily by the creative efforts of the Clinton team to overtake Obama’s lead and to gain the coveted party nomination.
A Clinton/Obama ticket would be no dream ticket to me - it would be a living nightmare.

It is desperation. Senator Clinton, along with her husband, want the White House back. For themselves and the Democrats, in that order. However, they know that the momentum picked up in the wins they recorded in Ohio and Texas is not going to last and that the math is not in her favor. She only gained a handful of delegates with those victories. She needed to place a serious dent in his lead. They are witnessing the citizens desire for Obama to be Commander in Chief and see their opportunity slipping away quickly. They are preying on Senator Obama’s desire for unification of the United States. I believe it is their last gasp attempt at regaining the Presidency.

Maybe they want to pre-empt a McCain/Obama ticket. Just think of it..Clintons steal nomination…McCain picks Obama as his running mate…McCain and Obama launch third party…Democrats and Republicans routed in congressional and senate elections…We can dream..right?

Jack, usually on Friday you have a humorous article and I guess you forgot it, so this must be it. It is desperation on their part and in all reality is seems to me that the Clintons are going to try everything to get back to “Their” house or at least they think it’s their’s. “If you build it they will come” doesn’t wash in this case. They really are in the Twighlight Zone.

It’s called the power of positive thinking. IF you hear it so many times you start believing it will happen!
I dont care who get’s in as the boss between the two just as long as they could get in together. They could hold on the the presidency together for 16 years and turn this country around .. 4 years in not enough time for anyone to make a difference. As we have experienced 4 years is enough time to mess it completely up.

Well, she has a better chance to beat McCain than Obama does, so why not put the idea into the voter’s heads that together they could win. It just might make some people vote for her thinking that they would then get them both.

She’s trying to win votes in the upcoming primaries by telling voters that they can get Obama without voting for him. A vote for her will get both. Problem is, she didn’t actually say that she WOULD put him on the ticket, and of course, he hasn’t agreed to be her running mate. It’s deceptive advertising. She’s clearly willing to do anything to win the primary, even if it means loosing the general election because of it.

I think shes doing it because when it comes down to it, Hillary is winning all the states that needed to be won in order to win against a Republican. Obama is picking up the small states with small votes here and there there. The fact that she won Ohio on such a large margin should be hint enough to let people know who can get the job done in November, which is what is the case she’ll be making to the DNC when the time comes.

It’s an insult to the intelligence of all the voters who have voted for Obama for Hillary Clinton to dish out the VP’s post to him while he actually leads in all aspects of this nomination contest.
SHAME ON YOU HILLARY !!!! Wake up and smell the coffee, its way past 3am !

Sorry Hillary. I have never voted for a Republican for president yet, but if you win, McCain has gotten my vote. What a proposal from someone who said Obama is not qualified to be commander-in-chief. What would that mean: that Bill was not qualified to be commander-in-chief when he was first elected? And being first-lady to Bill suddenly made you qualified. Not a chance.

Why? Because she wants to latch on and hope to draw on his supporters. That would be her best chance of beating McCain– ride Obama’s popularity. However, that seems to be “politics as usual” and if Obama does loose the nomination and if he is indeed a man of principals, he won’t let himself be used this way and will decline.

I hope Obama turns this around and uses it to his advantage. Why would she choose him as her running mate when he’s ‘all talk’ and lacks the ‘experience’ the lead this country as she claims??? Very interesting Mrs. Clinton and once again, this ploy will backfire.

Simple, to make uneducated voters l think that a vote for her is a two-fer. She’ll probably take it back if she can finagle her way to the nomination.

Slick Willy, nice try. Amazing another trick to do anything to get there. Poor Obama seems not tough enough to fight back these snakes to lead another disappoinment, as an Obama supporter.

Obama, you should be more tenacious fighter, not mooshy noodle. If not, sorry you are a history.

It’s just a ploy to get the fence-sitters. She’s shown in this election that no blow is too low for her to swing (though she’ll cry foul at the drop of a hat?)

To any fence sitter where that sounds like a good idea, consider she /doesn’t/ have to keep that promise, and chances are, if she does get elected to the running for president, I can tell you one person who wouldn’t be vice president for sure - that’s right. Obama.

She wants to ride on Obama’s coattails to the top. It is all strategy. But I for one would never vote for a ticket where her name is on top. I would only vote if Obama was on top. Otherwise, I am switching to McCain as is the rest of my family.

I am being a Clinton supporter, I will never ever vote for Obama. So she is right. She is the best one for President & Obama for Vice President. I am pretty sure that neither one wins the nomination, other supporters will vote for Mccain.

I think its a move by Hillary to provide herself with insurance that if Obama wins he will feel obligated to choose her as his VP.

The Clinton campaign thinks that just by getting the statement out in public, might drive votes in her direction….. It’s all a bunch of brain washing nonsense….

Desparate times call for desparate measures!

The deck of cards she is playing is running very thin. Now she can only use slight of hand to pull off a miracle. This is in fact her pronouncement that her campaign has dire odds.

The smart money is on Obama. Truth, honesty and wisdom will eventually win out.

Keep in mind, Clinton will need to win Pennsylvania by at least 30 points to start making some headway. Obama can lose Pennsylvania as long as that it is not a sizeable delegate loss.

This seems a lot like the Chicago Cubs’ fans who each spring say that this year will be their World Series triumph.

I will not vote for any ticket that has Clinton as president. She is bringing this up now in hopes that it will put her in first.

With all the new energy and voters that Sen Obama has brought to this primary season she knows she needs his supporters once she sabotages this nomination.

that’s easy…to position herself as the presumptive VP candidate if obama wins. that’s the best way of keeping her future presidential hopes for 2016 alive if she loses this race, and as we’ve seen, the clintons want what’s best for the country…as long as that means there’s a clinton in power!!

She’s trying to marginalize Obama, just like the Clintons have always marginalized the voters.

Two words for Senator Obama to remember… AL GORE. The Clinton’s are toxic to all those around them. One sure fire way of never being President is to first be the Vice President for a Clinton.

The Clinton’s are Machiavellian in their thinking…or else why would the nominee with the lead be the VP! That is the politics we need to reject!

It’s a great strategy. Hillary is brilliant. It will unite the Democratic party and create a win-win situation.

With a Clinton/Obama ticket, McCain doesn’t stand a chance!

Because she wants to be seen as a uniter ( which she’s not) and not a divder (which she is). Hillary knows that if she gets the ticket Democrats would run for her like Gore did from slick willy. Also, she wants to get Obama to say the same so that if she doesn’t get seat one, she can still have a seat at the table.

-Ken, Bennettsville, SC

Hillary wants it to appear as if a vote for her is a vote for both of them. Obama has little incentive to choose her as a running mate, but for those people still undecided, she’s offering them a 2-for-1 deal. It’s very sly and manipulative.

Because she’s a Clinton and they will do ANYTHING to win. She wants the people to believe that a vote for her is a vote for both of them. She once again shows her disdain for us common-folk, too uneducated and malleable to see through her politics and make up our own minds. Pretending to name a VEEP when she’s not even in the lead for the nomination won’t return her to “front-runner status.” Stop ignoring the will of the governed, Billary! The people have spoken - and voted Barack Obama as the front-runner.

Its a great move for the Clinton’s. She’ll never have his charisma but she takes the cake for wit and strategy.

Barack Obama should take the VP, get the experience on how to run a country , and run in 2012.

The Clintons are just afraid that OBAMA is going to take the show away from them and they can’t stand it!!! Why is Obama now qualified to be her VP, but in all her fear mongoring talk he’s not fit to be President? You can’t have it both ways! My vote is for Obama!! The Clintons just need to pack up their bags and head home.

It’s more Clinton spin. She accomplishes several goals: First, she presents the idea that this actually is an even race, where she is in the position to start thinking about who her VP might be. Second, she appeals to those undecided voters and those voters slightly leaning towards Obama, suggesting that if they vote for Hillary, they’ll still get Obama on the ticket…and that all of their fears about his “inexperience” will be resolved because he’ll have plenty of time to learn the job as second — or third, if Bill’s included in the equation — in command. And finally, third, if Obama does hold on to the nomination, it forces Obama to more strongly consider putting Hillary on his ticket. Since we never heard her unequivocally say that she would not be his VP, perhaps Hillary is playing her hand as well as possible, recognizing that she’s not likely to catch Obama in the delegate or popular vote, but that she can still get back into the white house as veep.

While Obama leads in delegates at the moment, there are still more primaries to go and the issue of Florida and Michigan. Plus, with the Clintons’ connections there’s a good chance that Hillary will have more super-delegate votes than Obama in the end. ~I don’t think it’s totally premature to talk about the “dream ticket,” but I do think a lot could change between now and the convention.

The reason why a Clinton-Obama ticket works is because she is very intelligent, firm, and experienced. In the end, the experience is what matters most. The Republicans are gonna make this race about experience and ALL the Obama supporters are gonna jump ship!

This is why the Democratic primaries and caucuses should only allow Democrats to vote!

Independents can still change their mind whenever they want!
Therefore, it doesn’t reflect an accurate measure of who the people want as president!

Obama needs to take a few lessons from Clinton first. Maybe he will then be ready, MAYBE!

Experience is what matters to the Clinton voters and many will see that they may switch their votes to John McCain if Hillary doesn’t get the nomination. Hillary will bring change but with that she will bring experience. It is all about experience!

GO HILLARY 08′ 12′

Jack,
This is clearly a case of the Clintons being sore losers. She wants to dupe voters into thinking a vote for Hillary will also be a vote for Obama (since he could be the VP). This is slick political maneuvering and in my opinion, is EXACTLY why we need OBAMA in the White House, and not Hillary.

She is underestimating the intelligence of voters, and has resorted to name-calling, fear-mongering, smear campaigns, and flat out lies to try to win this thing. She is no better than Karl Rove, Bush and Company.

Because Obama has the popular vote that she so deperately wants. She is trying every trick in the book to get back in the White House. Did She or Bill leave something in there that they forgot? Barack Obama has proved that he is much more qualified than Hillary. Just his vote against the Iraq war was all I needed to determine that he has foreign policy under his belt. The rest of the idiots that voted for the war should be thrown out of congress. They are the reason why this economy is going down the drain. Hillary should be asking Obama for a job. Then let her bring that so called 35 years of experience in there on her resume.

Mr. and Mrs. Clinton have a very low opinion of the American people. On the weekend she said Obama’s only experience was a speech he made some years ago while she was as qualified as the Republican nominee. So what excatly is her experience? That she was the defacto President while he merely held the title? In that case she has served her two terms. As far as I know President get elected not crowned as she wants to be as part of the Clinton dynasty entitlement. And one more by the way, President Kennedy didn’t win Ohio either.

Because it would be a fantastic ticket… even people that aren’t pro Hillary can’t deny that it’d be a powerful force. And, what do you expect, that they’re going to say she should run second to Obama? It is HER campaign after all.

I’ve been hoping it’d be this way from the beginning… unfortunately, it looks doubtful.

-Margo
Los Angeles, Ca

A good question to put to Clinton : How can you continue to suggest that Obama is not ready to be President while offering him the VP’s job, only a heartbeat from the Oval Office?

Well, first of all, the primary season isn’t over, so Obama hasn’t won the popular vote or the most delegates yet. Throw in Penn and hopefully revotes in Mich and Florida, and Hillary will probably gain those two states.

Neither candidate however is going to gain enough delegates to become he presumptive. In fact, neither will have a clear majority one way or the other, so why not make them run together. It would be for the best of the party.

Also, plenty of VP’s have been picked who were inexperienced/ not consider qualified to be president at the time. TDR, Truman, Gore, etc.

It’s also ridiculous when people say they’ll vote for McCain instead of Hillary when they’re a Barack Obama supporter. Hillary and Obama are 90% similar on the issues, whereas McCain is supported by Bush. Voting for McCain would be throwing your vote away and submitting this country to 4 more years of “the same old thing”

Again it is the typical Clinton game of con. They think and believe they can hoodwink voters into believing whatever they put out there to change the voting pattern. Whilst all the earlier tricks they tried didn’t work, they now want voters to believe that a vote for Hillary would mean one for an Obama VP which is really deceitful. Obama is in the race to win and stands a better chance to win the Nov elections and that’s why he is being supported by voters voting for him and not Hillary. Away with the past and dirty politics/tricks.

Because Jack, Obama really could do with a bit more hands on training, and he is not winning the democratic base. It makes perfect sense to team up and have an unbeatable team for the next 16 years, rather than blow the chance we have to change the course of this country NOW. It’s simply the most practical and strategic thing, and he should not let his pride get in the way of winning all that he wants and believes is the best thing for this country.

Cathy
Midway, TX

I believe that she is absolutely the more experienced of the two, as this suggestion shows. and unfortunately in the part of ohio that i reside in, i have heard from several friends, aquaintances, family, etc. that if obama is nominated, they will either #1, vote for McCain, or #2, not vote at all… a sad situation, either way you look at it. And i honestly believe senator McCain will win if Obama is our nominee… and that looks like what will happen at this point in time.

The Clintons talk about a Clinton-Obama ticket because they know it will deceive some people into believing that they are going to win and that they are going to (or claim they are going to) appease the African-Americans by giving them a token. Why do people have such amnesia about the Clinton sleaze. Have they forgotten the 1990’s? Do they not realize that the Clintons will do and say anything to get ahead, including destroying the Democatic Party if they don’t get their way?

She is appealing to voters who like both Clinton and Obama. As Obama hasn’t hinted at a likely shared ticket, Clinton is making the case that a vote for her is the only way of voting for both of them.

Or to quote her husband: “two for one”

Jack, there is a danger in wanting something too much, it can distort your judgment and have you to ignore your own basic principles. The oddity here is that her previous claims regarding Obama’s experience and overall readiness should nullify her current position in the eyes of the voters. Shame on us all if we do not demonstrate the capacity to see through this tactic and others previously used to the other side: where we would find an individual pursuing something at all costs. The reasons for this tactic and others used in the same vain are personal ambition, horrific desperation, and selfish passion.

Jack,
Senator Obama hit the nail on the head a few months ago in a debate where he said that Sen. Clinton would do anything to get into office… She has already gone negative and thrown in the kitchen sink, so why not throw in the toilet too? Uninformed voters may hear this and not realize that it is almost mathematically impossible for her to win… Looks likes like there is really only one candidate living in a fairytale Bill - and its your wife!!!

If they (Clintons)can convince the supedelegates that this will be the ticket they can sway them to pledge their way. This would put her over the top. She dosen’t say whether she’d take Obama on top. Obama dosen’t need Clinton as much as Clinton needs Obama.

Hillary can probably count well enough to figure out she has a major problem and this is the basis for her VP offering. I don’t regard her behavior as being a fighter, or demonstrating brilliant political insight. She is spinning the information for her personal benefit and this is exactly the type of politics Americans are sick of.

The Clinton’s attempt to paint Barack Obama as a VP candidate is a clear indication of the “say or do anything” to get elected politics. The notion that the front runner who has won more states, more popuar votes and more pledged delegates will be offered a VP spot from the clinton’s is ridiculous. I hope voters see the true colors of the most secretive, divisive and deceitful politians of this generation. By the way..didn’t the Clinton’s say Sen. Obama is not ready to be President? Didn’t Bill Clinton say in 1992 that the VP should be ready to step in as President. Hillary and Bill, quit contradicting yourself and be honest with the American people.

She’s saying that she would like Obama to be on her ticket not only to suggest Obama as a VP candidate, but keep her hopes of being a VP candidate herself alive. After her attacks prior to Ohio and Texas, she has to extend something of an olive branch to the Obama camp.

Hillary has nothing else to talk about. She is losing, has nothing to say, so why not try to put this idea into people’s heads. What does she have to lose…. besides the bid.

Because folks want a “dream ticket”. She is insinuating that if people vote for her, it is more likely to happen. Also, yes, she is trying to fool people into believing that she is ahead.

Jack I know it is futile for me to expectt you to acknowledge my comments on air but as a foreign viewer with an intense and longstanding interest in US politics this is one of your best questions. In fact I just watched Obama on ballot bowl raise this issue. As he said I am ahead in every measre popular vote delegates and states won and if she says out of one side of her mouth that he is not fit to be commander in chief and the says out of the other side of her mouth along with Bill that he would be an excellent running mate when he could conceivably be the commander in chie the day after inauguration it speaks very much to how disingenuous she is and how desperate she is to convince undecided voters that they could have both.

Well…Barack addressed this very well today. He was wondering how the person with less popular votes, states and delegates could ask the first place candidate to be vice president, especially when she’s spent the last few weeks talking about how unqualified he is to be President. He mentioned that Bill Clinton had said when he was running that the ability to be commander in chief was the most important characteristic for the VP. Getting senile Bill? Barack made it quite clear that he is NOT running for vice president. Oh and he did mention that they were trying to “hoodwink” voters. Can’t make up your mind? Vote for Hillary and she’ll choose Barack, but when the times comes it wouldn’t happen.

Ruth Kessler
Burlington, MA

Obama needs to point out the sheer nonsense of this strategy, take any talk of being Clinton’s VP off the table, and move forward. This gives him a prime opportunity to discuss what “change” really means. Being on any ticket with Clinton is a capitulation to the status quo.

Mary T
Chapel Hill, NC

The Clintons are pushing this because they’re smart! They know if they throw this out to the press, people will bite at it and say “hey Hillary’s willing to work with Obama on a superticket, so let’s vote her in and we’ll get two for one”. It’s a very good strategic move, actually.

I’m smart enough to not vote for either though

Clinton/Obama = I vote for McCain

Who knows which personality of hers is speaking? She can’t win over Obama supporters, they are too intelligent to fall for her tricks and would not vote for her under any circumstances. She’s trying to hoodwink the poor, uneducated population she speaks so highly of. She would be a deteriment to the Democratic ticket in either position with all her baggage.

Hilary is desparate.

She thinks more folks might vote for her, if there is suggesstion that Senator Obama might still be on the ticket. Even though she is behind in states won, popular vote, and delegates.

She’s desparate. It appears the only way she can win the nomination, is to convince more of the super-delages to vote her way, as it looks like Senator Obama will have more pledged delegates.

If it turns out this way, that Senator Obama wins more pledged delegates, and she wins the nomination, then you can count on many, many Democrats feeling cheated. I know of many that will vote for McCain in this instance, or just not vote at all.

Clinton was trying to infer that she is winning, when she is not, but it has backfired on her. She can’t say that he is unprepared to be president and then want him on her ticket. Now she is digging the hole deeper by saying that Obama could be prepared in a few months time, like by August. So that demolishes her claim that there is some longevity in Washington required to be commander in chief. If it is so darn easy to get prepared to pass the commander in chief test, then years of experience have nothing to to with it. This confused logic of Clinton’s shows that it is really her who is not prepared to be commander in chief. I don’t want such a confused candidate to end up answering that phone at 3 am.

I will say this, Clinton is the best choice. there are to many contradictions on the OBAMA side to make sense with. I Clinton is not the Democratic Nominee, or at least part of, then I will probably go over to the Republican side, and I am sure that is what the MCCain (Republican) group is very well anticipating.

Jack, becuase it is her futile attempt to make Senator Obama seem less like a leader and more like a follower.

Why would Barack sabotage his campaign by putting her on the ticket? She destroys his moderate appeal.

This is the only possible way to get to the White House. By saying this she projects the idea that she is ahead which we all know she is not. She also knows that if she gets the nomination without more elected delegates than Obama. all of his fervent supporters will turn against her. This is her bone to his supports. WHat she doesn’t understand is that we don’t eat bones.

The Clinton’s are politicians through and through. This is just another tactic that gets voters thinking ahead (beating the GOP in November) instead of on the vote they need to cast today. I for one don’t like a candidate who uses these kinds of flip-flop positions to plow herself into the Presidency. If she is so undecided on what position she’s to take towards Obama now, who’s to say she won’t have the same trouble making up her mind on other pressing national matters.

Why do you consistently berate Clinton and bow down to Obama? That should be the Cafferty Question of the day.

She does this because she is smart. She knows that after she wins Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan (not to mention West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and Puerto Rico), she will be the likely nominee. So why not begin to smooth things over early on in the process. It makes perfect sense to me. It’s not as if she hates Obama. She is simply running a campaign against him, but at the same time understands his value to the party. If obama were to turn such an offer down, he would be a fool Can you imagine a more seasoned Obama in eight years. He would be unstoppable and the Democrats would have Hillary to thank for 16 years of left-wing domination.!

This is a devious ploy on her part. She is trying to push undecided voters to her, saying, vote for me and it is a vote for him too. She is trying to make him look ungracious that he has not said she can be his running mate. She is also trying to make people think she has the momentum to insinatuate that she will be the nominee.

I also think she is trying to diminish him in the eyes of the voters.

She will try anything, say anything, do anything to win. NO SHE CAN’t!!

Jack,

It seems to me that the Democrats who favor Senator Clinton favor her more because she is a “fighter,” rather than the “unifier” motif used by Senator Obama. If Democrats really want to try to merge those two together in the form of Clinton-Obama or Obama-Clinton, they’re going to get the behinds handed to them by John McCain, who already has a track record of being both a fighter and a unifier.

It’s pretty obvious why she says this….she knows she’s losing and as other democrats have shown in the past they just can’t accept the fact that they are losing. Toughen up Hillary…maybe this shows that you REALLY are not as qualified for the position you are seeeking as you would have us believe.

Because while Obama supporters like to threaten that they will support McCain if Clinton is the nominee, the fact is in the last poll only 10% of them will. Conversely, 25% of Clinton supporters will vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee because, clearly, they want someone with experience above all.

Clinton/Obama 2008 just makes sense and seems to be the only way the Democrats can pull it together and win the general election. If only Obama and his followers would get over themselves and realize this is the only way to pull this together for the party.

Just stop and look at the states Obama has won. Of the eleven core Republican states that have gone to the polls, Obama has won ten: Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana. John Kerry lost each of these states by fifteen points or more. The last time a Democratic nominee won Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, Kansas, and Alaska in the general election was 1964.

Clinton/Obama 2008 is our only Democratic hope. It’s the only hope for winning, the only hope for ending the war, the only hope for universal healthcare and strengthening the economy.

I just hope the Superdelegates realize their true purpose is to see this and ensure the correct decision is made.

I believe she is just trying to gain the advantage. She is backed into a corner and doing whatever she can to try and get out. She shouldn’t be suggesting this given that she is not the leader of this race. Also if she was ahead you wouldn’t hear her trying to get the Michigan and Florida votes to count.

This is really going to backfire on the Clinton campaign. They just gave the Obama campaign an excellent talking point that the media should now hammer away on. How can you ethically claim Obama is inexperienced all the while hoping he’ll accept the VP spot? It makes no sense.

I want to know what Hillary Clinton knew about Gov. Spitzer in New York and when she knew it. I also want to know if she’ll return his donations.

Dear Mr. Cafferty:
Sen. Clinton’s suggestion that Herself as President and Sen. Obama as her Vice-President would be unstoppable oozes with ARROGANCE. Being behind Sen. Obmama by close 100 committed delegates and make such a statement is just BULL. May in the next edition of Webster Dictionary when one looks for the meaning of the word “Arrogance” they may just have her pictures. Just as Mr. Wolf Blitzer keeps repeating, a picture is worth thousand words.
Kidambi Raj

I will say this, Clinton is the best choice. there are to many contradictions on the OBAMA side to make sense with. If Clinton is not the Democratic Nominee, or at least part of, then I will probably go over to the Republican side, and I am sure that is what the MCCain (Republican) group is very well anticipating.

Because she wants to win and this is a pretty interesting tactic, actually.

Jack, you are so right. Hillary needs Barak more than he needs her. Does she think people are stupid enough to buy this ploy? I think she is dreaming because she is in a living nightmare - she is losing!

No more politics as usual - Obama has the vision to bring about a shift and change in our country.

Once people (including the press) realize that Obama has many flaws including inexperience, it makes sense to have him as H’s vp who can take over in 4-8 years when he has some actual experience under his belt. Everyone knows she is more qualified as president, but he has brought in younger voters. He cannot win without her and vise verse. If he were smart and if Oprah and Michele allow it, he should take the VP spot.

According to the Clinton’s …it’s all a pshychological game. Their comments about declaring themselves the winners by suggesting a dream ticket with Obama as the number 2 is an insult to the intelligence of the american people and I have no doubt in my mind it will back-fire. People are sick and tired of their “crawl in your skin” tactics. Don’t they get it?

It’s all sizzle and no steak Jack. Hillary Clinton is trying to project more success from last Tuesday’s wins than what she garnered in reality. It’s another slap-in-the-face attack that has become an all too familiar trade-mark of her campaign. I don’t understand how Barack has been able to cope with Hillary’s penchant for patronizing and her snide sense of entitlement. Once again he demonstrates his level-headedness and good judgement and would continue to do so by rejecting (and denouncing) any notions of an Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama ticket.

The is clearly a ploy from the Clinton machine to rope Obama supporters into thinking this is the way to get Obama into the White House. The ironic part is that it is Hillary who needs some alternative path to the White House since Obama is winning by states, popular vote, and delegates.

Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for the job. If everyone would take a deep breath and realize that experience not charisma is what is needed to rebound the country.. Charm and rhetoric doesn’t cut it. She should lead and he can learn and be ready for the 2016 election… he is putting cart in front of horse…stepping stones to the White House and isn’t ready yet

Naturally. The person with the least experience in any profession is alway the second in charge. Why should this be different with Obama.
Has Obama done anything that has shown examples of (1) Change (b) Has made a significant decision on defence when he was a Senator (c) Has Obama shown examples where he has worked across party lines etc etc
(d) Why does Obama have to use the establishment i.e Ted Kennedy and Kerry

Lyn-Woodbridge, New Jerse

She is suggesting that because she knows it’s a winning combination. Let’s face it, Obama doesn’t have the experience to lead a winning ticket in the general election. It would be perfect because she has what it takes to win, and he can be in a position to start gaining some of that experience he severely lacks.

Because she’s looking further down the road than the next four years.A Clinton/Obama ticket is unbeatable for the next SIXTEEN years:8 with Clinton as president and 8 with Obama. He gets the experience and exposure that he needs and we get the democrats in power for enough time to fix this mess that we’re in.
If Obama gets the nomination and wins,the GOP will do the same to him that they did to Bill Clinton in his first 2 years: criticize/block every piece of legislation,no matter how viable.The result? Same as in 1994,the GOP will control Congress.Then,they’ll get to work on discrediting the president ( remember?) and in 2008,we will have another GOP president.

Clinton needs Obama as VP if she wins the nomination, and it suggests she should be Obama’s VP if she looses the nomination. It’s a very slimy move one can only expect from a typical politician. Ask any Obama supporter and they scoff at the idea of this “dream team”. This should raise a red flag to all Clinton supporters, if she honestly believes Obama is not ready for the white house, why on earth would she want him as VP? Either she is being dishonest, or incompetent. We already tried a dishonest and incompetent president, look how far that got us!

I think it’s absolutely outrageous and a sign that she’s getting pretty desperate. It amazes me that on the one hand she can be so negative about Barack in this race and think she can offer the number two spot to the person who is in first place! It’s not her place to make such an outlandish offer and I pray she will never have the chance to do so legitmately.

Obama is running on a strong message of ‘change’. Vice Presidents don’t create change. Obama’s candidacy only has any value if he’s running for President, not Vice President. He’d make a brilliant President; a terrible Vice President.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE…. Sen. Clinton is once again pandering to her audience. She and Bill are planting the seed in people’s mind that they can have both, but in Bill’s words “first, she needs your vote”. Make no mistake, Barack does not have to turn down a request to be running mate because she would never offer. Say anything to get the vote!

It’s a great idea–Obama brings tremendous energy and enthusiasm, but doesn’t have the experience to get going right away. He does have the ability to step in, in the exceptionally unlikely event he needs to take over–but that’s a straw-man argument. Does anyone really think of the chair of the senate as “2 heart beats” away?

It also capitalizes on the strengths of each candidate and sets the stage for a wonderfully experienced, yet still young, Obama in 2016 for president. How can folks think this is a bad plan? Policy-wise the candidates are so similar that the only thing Obama really has over Clinton is the enthusiasm angle. Being VP would give Obama some experience besides being a “community organizer” and give him a chance to do some actual uniting before being given the reins.

Total desperation. She knows that many uninformed people will be influenced by this idea, thinking that the race is all tied up.
How many times do we have to say this, Democrats: Many independents will vote for Obama, but they’ll go for McCain if Clinton is the nominee.

The fact is she is winning all the big states. She is back even in the national polls. The states he is winning will all fall to McCain in the fall. She will probably take Penn, and if there is a redo in Fl, she will take it too. So she should be on top (she also will hold the moderate democrats in the fall unlike Obama). Also, she is ready to be commander in chief.

Obama will not be able to handle the attacks that will come from the Republicans, especially since he has not dealt well with her so called ‘negative’ criticism so far (which is nothing in comparison to what will come).

Because she’s clearly trying trying to draw votes away from Obama in the upcoming primaries. People who are torn between the two candidates will see a vote for Hillary as “two for the price of one”.

If she can keep these elections as close as possible, she’ll have a better chance at swinging some superdelgates her way by the convention. By offering him the number two job, she gets the best of both worlds– hurting Obama’s chances while simultaneously taking the moral high ground as the one who “tried to unite” the Democratic party while Obama selfishly tried to take the election fior himself.

That means two possible situations:

1. She really thinks that Obama isn’t prepared to be president, but is willing to put America at risk with him a breath away from the office just to get herself elected.

2. She knows that her rhetoric about Obama unfit to be president is garbage but thinks this will help her win the primary.

Either way, she’s a liar.