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Clinton May Be Out Of Luck |
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Clinton supporters may be unhappy that the New York Senator won't have a spot on Obama's ticket. |
For months, Americans have been hearing whispers of an Obama-Clinton unity ticket in the White House. When Senator Clinton abandoned her presidential bid and endorsed Senator Obama earlier last month, she made it quite clear that she was interested in becoming a possible running mate.
Just as we would expect from our gracious winner, Obama's camp respectfully reassured the public that Clinton would be given full consideration for the vice presidential position.
As time is passing, it is becoming evident that this dream team is quickly becoming a distant memory, if she was ever a strong contestant at all.
When the Illinois Senator appeared Sunday on "Meet the Press" on NBC, he described the kind of person he was searching for in his running mate, suggesting that it would need to be someone who identified strongly with Washington, an attribute that would appear to exclude Clinton.
Clinton, being the intelligent woman that she is, appears to understand and even reciprocate the disinterest with working alongside Obama. According to New York Times writer Adam Nagourney, Senator Clinton recently told associates that she believes there is little chance of Obama selecting her and that she accepted the public declarations by some of Obama's aides saying she is under review as nothing more than a courtesy to a fellow party member.
Still, Senator Clinton's fans have not given up hope. Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of her campaign, spoke about the issue on Sunday.
"If (Obama) picks Hillary he gets her 18 million supporters and we would win a cakewalk and control the White House for 16 years," McAuliffe said.
Maybe McAuliffe is right, but that possibility may not work for Hillary's fiercest enthusiasts.The newest political rebels have dubbed themselves "PUMAs."
They are embittered Democrats who believe that Senator Clinton should be the presidential nominee right now, instead of Senator Obama.
According to a CNN correspondent, some PUMAs have accused party leaders of manipulating the primaries to favor the Senator from Illinois. A unified ticket between the two leaders would not suffice for this disenchanted troupe, because most believe that Obama should never have been the Democratic nominee in the first place.
Some PUMAs have said that if their group is unable to push Clinton back into the race, they will cross party lines and vote for McCain. It seems that Senator Obama has yet to reach a decision. Given the political might with which Clinton battled Obama to the end of the primary season, it is conceivable |
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