Face-Off: Hillary Clinton, Vice President?
With the Democratic nomination all but sewn up, Barack Obama’s list of choices for vice president is not short - but one heavyweight’s name is generating the most buzz, by far: Hillary Rodham Clinton. In today’s Face-Off, Donkey Dish debates …
SHOULD HILLARY CLINTON BE BARACK OBAMA’S VICE PRESIDENT?
YES by woodywilson
Imagine if Coke and Pepsi combined to form one ultimate cola.
Would people care if these brands spent years making commercials mocking one another, attempting to convince consumers that each was the better product? Of course not. It’s just the nature of competition.
People would gladly stock their coolers with this super soda and, most important to this metaphor, RC Cola wouldn’t stand a chance.
Indeed, for all the talk about which candidate - Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton - is most electable in the general election against John McCain, the answer is neither. Or both. It’s the Democratic Party.

Never before has one one party had the odds stacked so strongly in its favor. The current Republican in office is the least popular president in history; the man hoping to succeed him has mirrored his words and policies for eight years.
Both Democrats, conversely, represent historic levels of change.
Instead of worrying that the addition of Clinton to his ticket would muddle his message of a new era in politics, Obama should focus on the bigger picture. He can take a page out of the Hillary playbook in order to do that:
The ends justify the means.
An Obama-Clinton dream team might disappoint Barack’s most loyal supporters, those that nod their heads in awe at the fresh perspective he brings to politics, but those backers will vote for him no matter what.
It’s the demographic Hillary Clinton is adept at capturing - lower income white voters and women over 50 - that Obama must win over.
The best way to do that? Solidify the party, openly embrace Clinton and her voters. As long as Hillary lets Barack answer the phone at 3 a.m., the combination of the nation’s two most beloved Democrats will put all electability arguments to rest.

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