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Originally Posted by Vegas Vic
There is no way to actually prove this, but I'll bet if Obama had chosen Clinton as his running mate, McCain would have chosen some yawner like Romney or Pawlenty. Obama would be up by double digits right now, and the election would essentially be over with.
Joe Biden might not turn out to be the genius VP pick that everyone was initially raving about. Heck, Palin got almost as many votes running for mayor as Biden got in the presidential primaries.
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I don't think there can be much doubt about this. Especially when all the media talking heads were lamenting this after Palin's speech. If he had picked Clinton, all the Dems would be swooning over their party unification love-fest. After winning the election, the only thing Obama would have to do is make sure he took Hillary with him on all trips he took by plane. Too bad for the party the two apparently can't stand to be in the same room together for more than five minutes.
I'm guessing Obama's handlers felt he had to pick someone like Biden to help with the male white vote. Plus they made a big deal about Biden's experience to counter the charges that Obama had none. I think they are kicking themselves right about now.