Obama / Edwards 08 : an UNBEATABLE ticket

[rndmprsn]

With Obama's ability to build diverse coalitions and inspire across lines and Edwards fiery southern populism and strong support among white male's...IMHO this would be an unbeatable ticket.

can i get an amen?

[toadzilla]

1. not happening!

no way in hell. john wont take the vp slot again.

[Thrill]

2. Edwards can't bring NC with him. Obama/Webb is one the Repukes will be running from

[rndmprsn]

3. i like that ticket too...alot

[toadzilla]

29. I'm a Webb fan aswell.

[featherman]

4. Doubt Edwards would accept - Obama/Clark for me

[patrice]

11. ? Clark has aligned himself with Clinton. How very forgiving of you. : - )

Gives additional credence to the theory that Hillary and Obama are really The Machine covering it's bets on opposite ends of the main issue spectrum: Hillary = pro-War vs. Obama = "anti"-this-War.

[RestoreGore]

5. Only if it's the other way around

[surfermaw]

10. Or of if it is Edwards & Hillary, or Hillary & EDWARDS

[patrice]

6. With Richardson as Secretary of State. We'd have ALL of the bases covered.

I don't expect it to happen though, so it's going to be Edwards ALL of the Way for me. And I'm seriously worried that Obama is going to get our ass handed to us.

[goldcanyonaz]

7. Obama/Oprah!

[OzarkDem]

8. No fan of the Shapeshifter

sorry, Edwards is the far better candidate.

If elected, Obama will take his orders directly from the corporations. He doesn't need a Veep.

[AndyA]

9. Edwards is already on record as saying no to the VP position.

Obama is going to find it tough going in the South I'm afraid.

He's lost much of the gay vote.

I would be willing to vote for him, but he'll need to come clean on a couple of things first. Support of Donnie McClurkin is one of them.

Taking lobbyist/PAC money is another.

And he needs to explain what a "grave infraction" is, because he says Bush/Cheney haven't committed one, and therefore shouldn't be impeached.

:wtf:

I'm a bit concerned about a man following Bush/Cheney into office thinking that what they've done is OK.

[SoFlaJet]

12. at this point

as long as it's NOT Hillary Clinton as VP I'm OK with the Edwards idea. It would still be Billary if he picked her and that's not good for the party or the country

[polichick]

13. I think Edwards' talents would be best utlized as AG...

We could actually have a democracy if the voter's section of justice was cleaned up!

[patrice]

16. There are some VERY big issues on the table that the AG will never touch. Nuclear Power for one.

Not to mention, of course, the financial viability of National Health Care that is not Universal.

AG? No thank you, it's Edwards or Un-Committed ALL of the Way!

[cboy4]

19. Edwards doesn't care what you people think he would

"best be utilized as." :eyes:

He's running for president.

[polichick]

20. Edwards is no fool - he's thinking about...

...other ways to make a difference. I was an Edwards supporter until last night, and I'm sure he sees the writing on the wall as clearly as I do. Of course he's got a plan B.

[cboy4]

21. Oh so you're a quitter.

Gotcha.

[polichick]

22. Is this your first election??

If Edwards can't win his birth state, which sits right beside his home state, he's not going to win the nomination.

I'm exactly the opposite of a quitter ~ the goal is not to get Edwards nominated; it's to beat the Republicans.

[cboy4]

25. Yea, well I plan on sticking to the goal of getting Edwards

nominated.

If you want to quit and dump him after only three states, go for it.

[polichick]

26. My goal has always been to beat the Republicans...

I've been around long enough to know how Democratic idealism can screw us over if we're not strategic.

[MethuenProgressive]

14. Unless, of course, the Republicans run against them in the general.

[patrice]

15. We MUST talk about this . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4221875

[ginnyinWI]

17. it should be someone with military experience

That's the only deficit I see in Obama's qualities. Especially if McCain is the republican dude.

[cboy4]

18. You realize this infuriates people who are tired of

hearing some Obama supporters imply Edwards supporters need to wave the white flag.

Right?

All of this talk about how Edwards should be this or that in an Obama administration is obnoxious and a huge turn off.

Why don't you concentrate on your campaign.

[Adelante]

23. Obama won't pick Edwards

He will want foreign policy or military weight next to him on the ticket. People with long experience and strong reputations. Clark, Biden, someone like that.

[polichick]

24. Richardson would help with experience, Hispanics...

and those all-important Western electoral votes.

[Adelante]

27. Yes, Richardson, too nt

[patrice]

30. For people who don't want this to be about Race, you sure asking for it from the Racists.

No matter how much things should be other than they are, they ARE as they are and, yes, a certain amount of "hope" and positive thinking will preclude some of the negativity in what we're dealing with, but it is delusional to think it will exclude ALL of it, so the question becomes: How much can we actually "wish" away and how much is more permanent than that. I have heard NO plan for dealing with these facts and suggestion such as this, that Richardson run with Obama, are evidence of Real hallucination.

You can expect/demand that a fish will sing all you want and it's still a fish and has NO vocal chords.

Solidarity, polichick.

[polichick]

32. That's pretty sad, but could be true. nt

[patrice]

34. Racism is soooooooo f-ing CRAZY. I worry a great deal about giving it "legitimate" cover.

And this has concrete relevance to the city in which I live.

Yes, the Younger Generation is different, but the Old Ones are still here and running Real Deep right now.

[NJSecularist]

31. Obama needs an attack dog as his VP

Richardson isn't that.

[polichick]

33. Any suggestions?? nt

[NJSecularist]

35. The most obvious one is Jim Webb.

I think he has the best chance.

[polichick]

37. That would satisfy a lot of white males...

But it doesn't do anything to get those Western states the pundits say we need.

[NJSecularist]

28. It was a beatable ticket in 2004

with Edwards as the VP. Sorry, I don't see the unbeatable aspect of it. Edwards is the same guy who refused to commit 100% to Kerry. Instead he went his own maverick ways as a VP and it hurt us. I can't see any reason why the same thing wouldn't happen this election. I ask, what does Edwards bring to a ticket? Will he help us put a "blue"-print on a red state? What exactly does he provide to a ticket? He gave Kerry absolutely no advantage at all, and not to mention the fact that he got absolutely hammered by Cheney in the VP debates.

[Eurobabe]

36. Nope

Obama needs to pick someone else. Sorry, just my opinion. Been there done that.