How can you NOT see something crazy go down at the Convention? If Obama wins the popular vote and delegates, but Hillary gets the Superdelegates, that spells DOOM for the party and for this country. Whether people want to admit it or not, IF this scenario comes down to it, Race will become an issue and break this party/country in two. I don't see how the Democratic party is going to heal and make mends with each other with less than 2 months going into a November contest with the Republicans. You're ONLY hope is that Hillary either A)Drops out! B)Loses in the next couple of primaries and is forced to quit.
Because of 3 things... The OLD people love Hillary - not Obama. The Hispanics love Hillary - not Obama. The Jews love Hillary - not Obama. Those are 3 groups that do not like Obama in Florida. If it came down to Obama vs McCain - Those 3 groups will vote McCain over Obama. A fourth factor which people forget - Florida is basically the Fifth Borough of New York City with many transplanted New Yorkers, which favors Clinton over Obama.
Some of these are ridiculous... No way Clinton loses OR and WA. No way Obama loses PA and NJ. Given all that, I like the Obama map better... he's competitive in states not recently won by Dems like VA and ND and CO. Breaking the lock on the Great Plains and Mountain West states is important for the long-term health of the Dem party. BY the way, here's a cool electoral map you can play with... http://www.270towin.com/
I wouldn't be bold enough to pick a year, but the state has begun to trend away from the GOP, and towards the Democratic Party. I posted somewhere else that Democrats needed to pick up 5, maybe 6 seats to take back the Texas House, which would be huge. I think it's very doable. Perry "won" reelection with 39% of the vote. I think the Presidential contest will be closer in Texas than it has been in years, especially if Obama's running. Some crazy numbers, The Cat! Clinton does better in some states where I thought she wouldn't, and Obama does worse in a couple where i thought he'd do well. Overall, however, Obama would out poll Clinton. I'm surprised about Florida. That might be a state that an Obama/Clinton ticket could take. Whoever Obama picks as a running mate, should he get it, he should be looking at someone who will help him there. Michigan surprised me the other way. I think Clinton would take it in an actual contest in November, but still surprising numbers. Impeach Bush.
You missed Option C). They can run together on the same ticket. Whoever declined to be on the ticket will be labeled as a divider. I don't think either one of them want that label.
As someone else suggested, they can be brokered to take each other as running mate no matter the result. That way the party unity is saved.
Hmm...my whole family is jewish and we all voted for Obama. I'm getting kind of tired of that generalization.
I figure in the general election McCain would be able to beat Hillary but Obama would take McCain. My mom is in a big Obama supporter and absolutely loathes Hillary. She is the one that said the worst things Dems can do is choose Hillary if they want to get their stuff going in Washington. McCain will get the Anti-Hillary democrats to vote for him. If Obama wins, there really isnt an Anti-Obama democratic sect to go to McCain.
Ohioans really hate Obama... After all that's happened, I can't look at good polling numbers for Barack and take it for face value. Too inconsistent.
If you live in Florida than I apologize. I'm just basing from what my Jewish friends in New York and Florida told me. My lawyer is Jewish. I'm not trying to generalize. This is just what they told me as well as what the so-called TV pundits are saying. sorry.
