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Should Obama choose Hillary as his running mate?
- 41% are saying yes
- 59% are saying no
comments from readers
- 'Victoria Brecon
11 June 2008 - yes
I think Obama needs Hillary more than she needs him. He is an unknown and is distant even though he's a good motivational speaker who draws large screaming crowds. I'm afraid without her on the ticket, he may not survive the next few months. Has this guy ever cracked a joke? Most of the people I know are asking "Who is this guy?"
- swatantra nandanwar
11 June 2008 - no
No. Drop the curtain on the Clintons. Its time for a change.
- Abby
11 June 2008 - no
She is too good for him; McCain will win this election and then not win the next election; there are too many problems for a president to successfully solve in 4 yrs.
Maybe Hillary will have a chance in 2012; after the Obama-mania has receded.
- Pam
11 June 2008 - no
I have very little confidence that she would be able to serve well in the VP position. Her disappointment and bitterness was displayed in her unwillingness to conceed after the nominee had achieved the needed delegates for the nomination. She was quite ungracious and showed shallow leadership.
- william.ford@live.co.uk
12 June 2008 - yes
The marriage of the Yin Yang of the Democratic elite: bonus for all and sundry.
- George Eaton
12 June 2008 - no
After her lies over 'sniper fire' in Bosnia she should be disqualified from holding any public office.
12 June 2008- no
Twenty-eight years of Clinton/Bush is too awful to contemplate.
ERic - msfitz
12 June 2008 - no
While Senator Clinton would be an excellent choice, I think she can be more effective as a senator. Would have preferred Obama as the VP!
- efgeesus
12 June 2008 - yes
Obama is the leader and the speaker for the people.
Hilary is lesspersonable ut has great detemination and can do good things under Obama.
- charlie.
12 June 2008 - no
She's the same self-centred, overly-ambitious and over-ruthless loser she was before the contest - she doesn't deserve it.
- sdsdf
13 June 2008 - yes
Do the Democrats want to play second fiddle to another Bush for eight years? If not, Hilary is their only hope.
- Gerishnakov
13 June 2008 - no
Somewhat hypocritically had Hillary won I would have said she must take Obama as her running mate. With the situation in reverse however, I think Obama should opt for another fresh, young face. That or cede the nomination to Al Gore, forcing him to run for the Presidency, and win.
- davidr
13 June 2008 - no
Dream tickets in politics are a fantasy. Look no further than British politics to see how badly things can turn out. Obama and Clinton have differing political agendas and strong individual followings. Iit would be a disaster for them and the Democratic party to be working so closely together. Better to give her a cabinet job such as Sectetary of State as he will need help uin his foreign policy.
- blencathra
13 June 2008 - yes
Yes- to secure the full Democratic vote. I only wish I could vote 'no' but the head rules the heart when you want to win.
- Gideon Polya
13 June 2008 - no
Hillary Clinton supported the Gulf War and Sanctions against Iraq (1990-2003 excess deaths 1.9 million, under-5 infant deaths 1.2 million), the Afghanistan War (post-invasion excess deaths 3-7 million, under-5 infant deaths 2.3 million, 4 million refugees) and the Iraq War (post-invasion excess deaths 2 million, under-5 infant deaths 0.6 million, refugees 4.5 million). Clinton is complicit in the deaths of 4 million utterly innocent infants (see: "US mass infanticide. 4 million reasons why Hillary Clinton is unfit to be President": http://mwcnews.net/content/view/19275/42/ ). Dr Gideon Polya, Australia
- nawawimohamad
14 June 2008 - yes
He has no other choices - Hillary is the only choice
- demwit
14 June 2008 - yes
He will lose without the base Dems she will bring along. And if Obama disses Hillary, large numbers of Dems will vote for McCain.
- Bharat Vir Singh
14 June 2008 - yes
It would show good sportsman spirit and good comradeship if Obama took Hillary as his deputy.
- Yossarian
14 June 2008 - no
It would give the Republicans another ocean of slander to pour on the Democrat's campaign
- Bryan Pepperell
15 June 2008 - no
No - Hillary should let it go now. Number 2 is no good to a person like Hiiiary. Give Obama a free hand.
- Helen Heenan
15 June 2008 - no
It would be the wrong choice for both of them.
- petronius
15 June 2008 - no
Why should one of the six most powerful Senators (2 ea fr NY CA & TX, give up that position to be a nothing VP?
- Finn
15 June 2008 - yes
Anyone who thinks Obama will be given a "free hand!" is living in cloud-cuckoo land. The powers behind politics in USA made sure that Hilary did not win because it would be more difficult to 'control' her - even Roberty Kgan is signalling that Obama could become another good neo-con. Hilary is our last chance for democratic independence. She, must be on the ticket.
- catesby
16 June 2008 - no
Obama cannot plausibly promise to change Washington if he has Hillary on his ticket. She represents politics-as-usual and embodies many of the vices of the discredited and unpopular politcal elites.
- joseph
16 June 2008 - no
Hillary is old, Obama is new and promoting change. There can be no mixing of the two ideologies.
- Rngarirainhamodzenyika Hondo
16 June 2008 - no
Change is what Obama is trying to bring.Hillary is the same old yarn from Washington.
- Ian astbury-jones
17 June 2008 - no
not at all as they can't stand each other
- etal
18 June 2008 - yes
YES to defeat the Republicans, other agendas need to form a queue. and reconsider.
- Siberian T
18 June 2008 - yes
His only chance of uniting the party.
