Hillary the darkhorse?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 07:01PM I can't believe I'm about to write this, but there's a growing murmur that Hillary could be a surprise Veep selection.
I still can't see that happening, but I suppose it's not implausible. Maybe Biden, Kaine and Bayh is just a smokescreen for a dramatic Hillary moment. One close Hillary adviser told me it's highly unlikely, but he wouldn't rule it out.
There's no question it would galvanize the party faithful and absolutely rock the trajectory of the election. It would be a brilliant maneuver, and would undoubtedly give Obama his best chance at winning.
An Obama-Clinton ticket certainly wouldn't be the first time former rivals teamed up. JFK couldn't stand LBJ, but he needed Texas and he needed Johnson. Were it not for LBJ, Nixon would have won. And Reagan and Bush weren't the best of buddies either, but Reagan needed Bush's establishment credentials.
But could Obama stomach having Bill Clinton looking over his shoulder? There's a real animosity between the two, but maybe Obama's desire to win will overcome his distate for Bill.
I still think it's a longshot, but I'm not totally ruling it out.
Reader Comments (2)
he better hire a food taster
just as picking biden would be counter his message of change as noted in the wsj today, so would picking hilary. playing games and succumbing to the sore loser woes of her supporters would only alienate and contradict what the american people and his supporters have been rallying behind for months. besides why would hillary be so desperate to even get her tiny sliver of patheticness out if she was the secret veep. not likely in my crystal ball. we need someone who brings value to the table. the vp needs to be as intelligent, well-spoken and highly regarded as the president. and with a country as full of so many great olympians as the U.S. i'm sure we can find an equally suitable #2.