Roles Reversed: Would Hillary Have Offered Obama the VP Slot?
By mehale
@mehale (2200)
United States
September 13, 2008 3:35pm CST
A lot of Democrats, and Republicans for that matter, were upset when Obama did not offer Hillary Clinton the number 2 slot as his VP running mate. I was also upset by this, especially due to how close the primaries were. It was a long and hard battle and it would only have been fair to offer it to her - even if she did refuse. I actually think she would have turned him down, but it is a matter of principle, and I still think he should have offered!
However, if the roles had been reversed and Hillary had won the nomination do you think she would have offered the number 2 slot to Obama? Why or Why Not? I like to think she would have, simply to show that she was a big enough person to do so. What do you think?
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@soccermom (3198)
• United States
14 Sep 08
Hillary would've picked Obama in a New York minute. If we know anything about the Clintons it's that they like to win. I was proud Obama didn't pick her, it showed to me that he is more concerned about this country than he is about winning elections. But now that Palin has given McCain such a bump and the rumors are swirling that Biden may step aside and Hillary may step in, I have to say it may not be a bad idea. After all, this country needs change, and I believe in Obama, I just don't believe in the American voters to make an informed decision and vote on the issues. They seem to look at what I call the "sparkle factor", and whoever can run the dirtiest campaign wins.
@mehale (2200)
• United States
15 Sep 08
Yes, I have to agree with you that she would have picked him as VP. And I have to agree that the best thing the Democratic party could do right now, what with Palin on the Republican ticket, would be to replace Biden with Hillary. Though I have my doubts at this point that it will happen. I still think that if the two could learn to work together instead of competing with each other they could make a very good team. They are similar on a number of the issues, and their differences would help to ensure that the best possible solution for America would be worked out before they implemented any plans.
I do understand, in a way, why Obama did not pick Hillary as his running mate, but I cannot help but think that it might have been in the best interest of both his shot at the Presidency and the American people if he had done so.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
13 Sep 08
She would have picked Obama so fast his head would spin. Hillary is a political opportunist. She plays to win and there is no way she would pass up a guaranteed victory. Ok, maybe not 100% guaranteed, but honestly, there is no VP choice that McCain could have made that would offset that combo. His only possible hope at that point would have been Colin Powell who had already said he wasn't interested. Any other black American or woman as a running mate would have seemed like pandering at that point. He would have probably chosen Joe Lieberman and eventually lost.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
22 Sep 08
She may have but if not I do think she would have chosen another black politician to be her VP.
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@morethanamolehill (1586)
• United States
14 Sep 08
I'm pretty sure Hillary would have offered the post to Obama. Whether he would have accepted or not is another question. But for Obama to offer it to Hillary would have been dangerous for him. He would need a food taster for his entire term.
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