Who’s on top?
March 10th, 2008, 4:21 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Scott Kent
It’s virtually mathematically impossible for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic nomination outright. Someone’s going to have to call in a big chunk of superdelegates, or there’s going to be a big floor fight at the convention. Hey, maybe Al Gore will come galloping in on a white horse and save the day for the Dems!
Lately, Clinton has been dropping hints about how maybe it would be better for her and Obama to join forces rather than wage civil war all the way through to Denver. A Democratic Dream Team?
Who would be at the top of the ticket? The knee-jerk response is of course Hillary — if for no other reason than it’s hard to imagine her playing second fiddle anymore. Plus, Barack is young, he could serve as VP and still have a long time to run for the top job in the future. Right?
Well, Obama has been squelching that talk, saying he’s not in the race to be a veep. He also questioned the logic of him being a running mate when he told a town hall meeting Monday: “If I am not ready, how is it that you think I should be such a great vice president?” Meanwhile, there’s a rumor from Chuck Todd, NBC News political director, that he heard from Hillary’s people that she would accept the No. 2 spot on the ticket.
Could those two co-exist as one? For the good of the party? Who should be at the top of ticket?
