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The Bickersons Turn Into a Ticket
From the moment Barack Obama held out Hillary Clinton’s chair as they sat down to debate to the near-hug as he patted her shoulder when they stood up, the Democratic candidates put their party back on the road to the White House tonight.
Gone was last week’s Palmetto rancor to be replaced by enough Hollywood feel-good to make Wolf Blitzer’s final question about their forming a Dream Ticket plausible. In turning away from attacking each other to aim their fire at George Bush and John McCain, both Clinton and Obama showed voters their best selves.
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5 Responses to “The Bickersons Turn Into a Ticket”
This would be a ticket that would be hard to beat-judging from their combined strength as fundraisers, speakers and policy-makers. I hope you are right that the Democrats rancor ended with Edwards' withdrawel from the race. I didn't see the debate, but am glad to see the return of civility and the acknowlegement that they have more in common than they differ on key issues.
Stage-managed nonsense…[yawn]
Certainly, it would be a vote-getting ticket since it would do the most to keep all the liberals and D's together, but I also believe their egos would never allow for it. What you saw last night was unadulturated orchestration.
Speaking of tickets, how about Nader/Paul?
Even if it was, it will unite the party because voters believed it. Do you think that JFK was in love with Lyndon Johnson? They hated each other.
BTW, whether it was real or not, it was smart politics. Each on their own could destroy the other's chances and hand the election to the GOP. With the GOP divided, a unified Democratic party will be difficult to beat in November.
The Dems can't afford to split their base into African-American and white elites, and Hispanic and working class voters.