[lbo-talk] the inevitability of an obama-clinton/clinton-obama ticket

[John Thornton]

Edwards had more union support than both his rivals combined. Either 
Hillary or Obama could use that support.
And Edwards offers more Southern appeal than Clinton for Obama's purposes.
He's no attack dog but Hillary hardly needs one.
Obama will hire a Republican attack-dog to go with his Republican 
finance and economy advisors.
Obama is running as a charismatic I'm-not-Hillary candidate and nothing 
else.
Obama can't pick Hillary because then his platform isn't I'm-not-Hillary 
and Hillary can win more support from Edwards unions endorsements.
I still think Edwards has already made a deal with both candidates that 
in essence he'll remove himself before Super Tuesday if they choose him 
as VP. Both Obama and Hillary were worried about losing just enough to 
Edwards to swing a state towards their rival.
Why else quit with no advanced notice right before those Primaries? If 
there is no advanced agreement logic would dictate he stay until after 
the Tuesday Primaries and then bow out if he continued to have a poor 
showing.

John Thornton

3.3.3. wrote:
> What does Edwards offer other than more polarity? I don't think he offers
> one bit of Southern State appeal or votes to Democrats, and he is not a good
> attack dog either (see 2004).
>
> On Feb 6, 2008 7:14 AM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Obama can pick Edwards. He can't pick Clinton since that would undermine
>> his work to date.
>> Hillary can pick Edwards for the same reason.
>> This gives the black man or the woman a nice white male face to help
>> their electability.
>> I think this may have been the reason Edwards left before Tuesday, a
>> deal to be VP.
>>
>> John Thornton
>>
>>
>>
>> shag wrote:
>>     
>>> what happens when she gets the vote and picks obama as veep? this has
>>>       
>> been
>>     
>>> an obvious conclusion for weeks now, and should have been real clear
>>>       
>> with
>>     
>>> the coo cooing at the recent debate.
>>>
>>> there's no other way hillary has a chance at winning. if she doesn't
>>>       
>> pick
>>     
>>> him then she'll have to secure his agreement that he turns it down when
>>>       
>> she
>>     
>>> asks. otherwise, if she doesn't pick obama as veep, she's dead in the
>>> water. she needs his organization and money.
>>>
>>> the same is true for obama. he has zippo choice than to pick her. if he
>>> doesn't, a lot of white women who would vote for him otherwise,
>>>       
>> wouldn't.
>>     
>>> so, we're looking at the both of them running against, what?, McCain. As
>>> Charles said: Democrats are toast. YAY!
>>>
>>> i'd love someone to argue with me about the inevitability of an
>>> obama-clinton or clinton-obama ticket.
>>>
>>>
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