Comments on: Andrew Sullivan Suggests A “Hate-Filled Dream Ticket”

By: JOAN

JOAN — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:08:20 +0000

ITS CLEAR TO ME THAT CLINTONS SUPPORTERS ARE MUCH MORE MATURE AND INTELLIGENT THAN OBAMAS (AS USUAL). SHE IS THE MORE QUALIFIED CANDIDATE. HE WILL BE FORTUNATE IF SHE AGREES TO RUN WITH HIM. ITS THE BEST CHANCE DEMS HAVE OF REUNITING THE PARTY AND WINNING. STOP YOUR KOOLAID DRINKING SILLY BABY WHINING AND TRY TO USE COMMON SENSE. MOST NEW AND YOUNG VOTERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT THE DEMS USUALLY LOSE….8 OR THE LAST 10 ELECTIONS HAD GOOD DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WHO LOST. SOME LOST VERY BADLY. I DO NOT WANT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY IN THE HANDS OF REV. JERIMIAH WRIGHT.

By: TG

TG — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:46:58 +0000

I can’t see it happening, given the rancor between the two. A more reasonable idea would be to pair Obama with someone else who can speak to the center of the general electorate, but who doesn’t have Hillary’s negatives and doesn’t hate Obama’s guts. James Webb would be the ideal; but someone like that anyhow. Failing that, we’re going to end up with a ticket that can be portrayed as far-left. Even if such a ticket wins, it will be another 50%+1 presidency, and as such probably a failed one.

McCain isn’t our worst enemy; it’s the ideological purists among us.

By: wj

wj — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:50:39 +0000

It may be worth remembering that Sullivan comes out of the Oxford/cambridge debating tradition, where it is routine to try to make the best possible case for a totally impossible position. Such as this one.

By: stopdrugwar

stopdrugwar — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:19:08 +0000

Nope, I’m voting Bob Barr or whomever runs as the Libertarian candidate. I’d be tempted by an Obama ticket that included Kucinich (no chance). I’m hoping Obama picks Richardson but I do believe the Obama/Hillary ticket is becoming increasingly likely. In any case, whomever wins will be an improvement to current asses.

With Democrats I take comfort in knowing that they’re lying, with Republicans I wish they weren’t.

By: GagMeWithAPantsuit

GagMeWithAPantsuit — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:00:35 +0000

Call me immature, but as a life-long Democrat I wouldn’t vote for Hillary no matter what role she plays on the ticket. If the choice is between the Republicans and Republican-lite (Ms. Let’s Have A Bogus Gas Tax Holiday And Obliterate Iran While We’re At It), give me the Republicans. At least they will inherit the mess they created and be forced to deal with it. At least John McCain seems to have some core of integrity whereas Hillary does not. If the best the Democrats can come up with after 8 years of wandering in the hinterlands of governance is Hillary, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, I’d say it’s time for the party to go down. Maybe it will rise anew as a party with some real vision and backbone. The compromise of integrity that would be required for Obama to join with Clinton would be disillusioning enough for me to vote Republican for the first time in my life.

By: Thoughts On A Dem “Dream Ticket” — Dean’s World

Thoughts On A Dem “Dream Ticket” — Dean’s World — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:19:53 +0000

[...] Donklephant hates the idea. [...]

By: TransPartisan Babe

TransPartisan Babe — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:03:15 +0000

This whole scenario of having two viable candidates and a nearly assured Democratic victory turn into the divisive and self-destructive place Democrats now appear to be, points to a systemic fault of our system. Our desire to ALWAYS be on the winning team and being very sore losers contributes much. We’ve made the stakes of winning so high and the humiliation of defeat so low, that no tactics are too low.

Whether Obama or Clinton WANT to run together is irrelevant. As a nation looking for a change of direction, we need them to both win…

Of course, November is still six months off. And the soap opera of this election has a long way to go.

By: Rob in Denver

Rob in Denver — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:25:14 +0000

This notion assumes not only that Obama’d go for it, but also that Clinton would, as well. The Clintons don’t seem to be the type to accept being number two.