The democratic race has never seemed so intriguing or so close, with each election’s results closely watched and delegates tallied, each vote really does seem to count this time around. Numbers of those turning out to the polls have reached new highs for a primary election, and one of the main drivers is the head-to-head race between Obama and Clinton.
After Super Tuesday, Clinton was in the lead and sittin’ pretty. But since then, election after election has turned to Obama’s favor. Some big elections coming up include Texas and Ohio, both of which have Hillary is in the lead.
But how different are these two candidates? People seem passionate about their candidates, but when looking at the two side by side, they are overall very similar. In another post, I’ll try to do some research on the points that they differ on, to try to bring perspective to this.
But in the meantime, I think that there are some who hate Hillary, and would not want her to be President, but I don’t think the same is true for Obama. At the same time, if my candidate of choice wasn’t elected president, I think I wouldn’t be opposed to the other winning the nomination. Which raises the question of a joint ticket between the two.
In the recent California debate Obama and Clinton were asked if they would consider a joint ticket, and both said yes. Seems interesting. They are both strong and successful and wouldn’t back down if the other didn’t see eye-to-eye with them. That’s the kind of relationship I want between my Pres and VP, if you pick a pair who agree on everything, what good does that serve? What if no one is looking at the issue from another angle?
However, I would be worried about the two partnering together with the red states, I think together they can seem too liberal and might not be the winning ticket. I still think a middle of road white male would be the best ticket for both. Although, personally I would be all for a joint ticket.
Could a Barack/Hillary ticket, be the winning ticket?
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March 1, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Obamamania
4 more days, and bye bye hillary
March 4, 2008 at 2:27 pm
middleofroadasian guy
what will a middle of the road white male bring to the table OTHER than being a middle of the road white male? Obama/Clinton while maybe having similar views would come from totally different backgrounds and bring a desperate need of a diversity of viewpoints (not colors or genders) to the table. Color and ethnicity is so invalid of a criteria
March 6, 2008 at 1:59 pm
gbenga adelana - Imperial College, London
I just want caution the DNC that whatever is done to amicably resolve the current deadlock contest for the democratic presidential nominee, cognisance should be taken of the sensitivity of the party’s traditional african american membership and support.
The RNC would be looking to cash-in on this opportunity, especially if my suspicion that the current secretary of state, Condi Rice, might be used as a checkmate to capture both the women/african-american votes in the general election!
Whatever misgivings voters might have as to Senator McCain’s candidacy and endorsement by President Bush, when it comes security and foreign policy issues, Senator Clinton can never match-up. Should the DNC fail to manage the Obama-Clinton nomination imbroglio in a just and fair enough way, this would further make a McCain-Rice ticket more appealing.