Apparently Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy says NO.

The lord has spoken .

Do you really think that Hillary would take second best?

Taking as a given that being rude or dismissive about this idea is not the way any of Obama's or Sen. Clinton's supporters should act, and I'm sure doesn't represent how the candidates themselves would like it to be discussed, I stand by the idea that a combination ticket isn't the way to go.

You simply can't have sound bites and video clips of the ticket attacking each other explicitly and directly. A Clinton surrogate might possibly file the bottom of the ticket, and I definitely expect to see Sen. Clinton extremely active in an Obama administration, but I don't think a dream ticket is in the cards.

Terrible ticket, terrible idea.  I will be sickend if they manage to force him into it.  Which is certainly possible with the superdelegates.  They might have near identical policies, but they have vastly diffrent messages.  She would have more power in the Senate(and would be more useful) than as VP, so I don't even understand the rationale here.  Unless she was just doing it to block someone else from getting a bump as VP for future elections.

Maybe if it were just Hillary, but Bill CANNOT control his mouth and would be a huge liability. He has been taking speaking money at places Hillary opposes, who thinks he's just going to stop once Barack becomes president? No one can stop him from hurting his wife, so who thinks they can stop him from hurting someone he's not even married to?

I wouldn't be too pleased. While they may have similar policy positions, the ethos of the campaigns have been incredibly different, and that's what has made me an Obama supporter since day one. Hillary runs a top-down campaign; Obama runs a truly bottom-up effort.

That, and the fact that unfolding world events suggest we'll need a Roosevelt-like presence in the White House, where the message isn't muddled or confused by an overly-involved Vice-Presidency. He needs an ally on Mass Ave, not a rival.

Obama, if he is the nominee, will have huge deficits that the repugs will like to exploit.  These are not "new", everyone knows he will need to shore up his economics, defense, social policy, etc.   If he chooses someone too strong in one area (e.g. defense) as his VP (e.g., Clark., Powell[but questionable re Iraq war lies]), he will highlight his own weaknesses.

Remember the role of the VP...sort of to do the heavy lifting of critiquing while the nominee stays above it.

So choice of VP: my view?  Someone who would best tie the Iraq war and Bush tax cuts to the economic diaster at home.  Take the "defense" mantle away from McSame and redefine it to include economic security of the homeland. I think that could be JRE, for example.

Thinking bigger: very soon after the VP is announced, give a pre-emptive view of the new cabinet (defense, secretary of state [my preference for HRC],etc)--a unity cabinet of the best and the brightest--even including Dodd, Biden.

Ok, sorry it took so long to get here.  As to HRC as VP?  Obama must at the very least offer it to her, despite Michelle's opposition.  I don't think she will take it, but it is common courtesy for Obama to offer it to her....it was a close and well-fought race, despite the warts on both sides.

OK to me.

On the rethug side, I think mccain's best bet would be huckleberry. He would bring the religious right and he does not act like a used car salesman or a raving loon... they would still SUCK big time!

So, I got a question for all you Clinton supporters who SEEMINGLY like this idea:

Why would you want a man you describe as

A thug

A liar

A racist

An Amatuer

A thief....

to work with the Senator, who most of you won't EVEN admit has run a lousy campaign (thank you Mark Penn) and has lost.

How can you ask Senator Clinton, the best candidate since Lincoln (according to most of you) to team up with the worst, AND to realize,

HE WILL BE IN CHARGE, not she, not Bill?

Seems to me, you would prefer she spit in his face, call him the liar, thief and thug you all accuse him to be?

Wouldn't THAT be the thing anyone with integrity would do?

Hillary would be an enormous asset to the ticket. Her entry on the ticket will immediately bring along her enormous base. Having her on the ticket makes it the favorite to win Ohio, and puts Florida into play. She most likely puts Arkansas in the democratic column. Kentucky and Tennessee become more competitive, and so does West Virginia. She helps Obama attract Hispanic voters, and that will be critical come November. And, like Obama, she already has organizations in place across the country. Most importantly she is the only candidate who can now unite the entire party for Obama; like it or not, that is the reality. And there really is no reason not to like it, because together they are an unstoppable combination.

How will Clinton answer the following questions from the press and McCain?

- How can you back a ticket for President with someone you deem as not having passed the "Commanded-In-Chief" test?

- Do you still believe that Senator Obama plagiarized his speech from Governor Duval?

- Do you still believe that Senator Obama is an elitist that does not understand "hard working White Americans" that cling to their guns and bibles.

- Do you now support Senator Obama's Health Plan?

- As far as you know, is there a reason to believe that Senator Obama is a closet Muslim?

- Do you still think that it will be impossible for "the skies" to "open up, and everyone will get along" after Senator Obama takes the White House?

It's sad to see Hillary have worked herself from what could have been a great ticket. It is impossible.

I would bet that 90% of the petition signers are HRC supporters trying to remain relevant.

No worries, his selection will make your camp happy but it will not be HRC. Face it. It was her own choice.

So here's a question for Clinton supporters, would her as the VP make you more likely to support an Obama/Clinton ticket? Does her presence on the ticket ally some fears you have about a President Obama or his likelihood of winning in November? Would her blessing, endorsement, and campaigning on his behalf be just as good as her being named VP or not enough?

Not interested.

But I'll accept whatever Obama decides is best for chances in November.

he has to go

Yes it makes me more likely to support the ticket. Her presence on the ticket unites two powerful forces, and gives us a ticket that would, in my estimation, be unstoppable in November. Her being on the ticket is much more powerful than an endorsement of the ticket, because it unifies the party. Her mere endorsement would have some unifying effect, but it would not be nearly as powerful as a presence on the ticket. I hope this answers your questions.