RJ (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} rjlippincott) wrote,@ 2008-04-22 13:23:00 |
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Call me a cynic, but...
Many hope for Clinton and Obama on one ticket, except the candidates themselves
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The two Democratic candidates surely must understand this as well. But what will make the difference in the end is what their goals are.
P.S. Political Equal Opportunity Time: John McCain is not a bold forward-thinking leader, he is a self-centered ambitious political hack. And on top of that, he's too dumb to wear a hat in broad daylight.
Many hope for Clinton and Obama on one ticket, except the candidates themselves
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For months, the Clinton and Obama campaigns have been hearing suggestions of a so-called dream ticket of Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama. Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York, has pressed the idea most aggressively - it also came up in last week's debate - while a major Clinton supporter in the Pennsylvania primary, Governor Ed Rendell, has blessed it, too.
Given the popularity of Sen Obama and Sen Clinton within their supporters (and factor in the unhappiness with Republicans), putting these two on one ticket is just about a lock-solid guarantee to take the White House in a landslide, and I would suspect that riding their coattails would be enough new Democratic Senators and Representatives to give overwhelming majorities in both halves of Congress. The Senate would surely get a filibuster-proof majority, possibly a veto-proof majority/. The house may get a veto proof majority also.The two Democratic candidates surely must understand this as well. But what will make the difference in the end is what their goals are.
- If each senator is running for President with the objective of improving America through principles and programs in keeping with Democratic Party ideals, then surely these two very bright people will recognize the reality of what I've said above and will put aside their differences to run on a common ticket.
- On the other hand, if each senator is primarily driven by personal ambition and a political lust to sit in the Oval Office, then they will never consent to run together because neither would consent to the number two spot. Sadly, this would reveal them both to be not the bold forward-thinking leaders that they claim to be, but simply self-centered, ambitious political hacks.
P.S. Political Equal Opportunity Time: John McCain is not a bold forward-thinking leader, he is a self-centered ambitious political hack. And on top of that, he's too dumb to wear a hat in broad daylight.
