Obama has won the democratic nomination. He's a fine candidate who deserves the support of all democrats. But the fact is he's won the nomination by the narrowest of margins. Even the last couple of results from SD and Montana were not exactly a blow out for him and highlighted a paradox. He's won the nomination but in the precise set of circumstances it's created he needs her more than she needs him. In the normal course of events in primary elections the losers who invariably are beaten by substantial margins usually just disappear back into their old jobs or situations and life goes on. That is simply not the case as things now stands. Basically if she want's the VP spot he's got to offer it to her or seriously jeopardize his chances in the general. All those of his supporters who say this is not a problem, that all the Clinton supporters will see the error of their ways and end up voting for him should remember 1968 when HHH lost largely because the Gene Macarthy supporters wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole. I suspect few posters here remember that but it crippled the Democratic party.
I'd say she's well aware of this situation and so is he which is why we're having this elaborate kabuki dance while they maneuver for position. Ignore the media's interpretation of all this. They have usually got an agenda. The simple fact is that the worst that can happen to her is that she can just return to the senate and go thru the motions while leaving him to paddle his own canoe. For him he could lose the election if he goes into it with a divided party. I suspect this penny is going to drop in the next few days so watch what these guy do not what they, or their staffs, or least of all the media say.
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