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Clinton and Obama Talk…Will There Be A Dream Ticket? — by Catherine Morgan (read full post at The Care2 Election Blog)

Should Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton to be his running mate? I asked this question at The Care2 Election Blog, you can see comments here and here. What do you think? This will be the topic of today’s political blog roundup.

It seems to me that a “dream ticket” is the only way to bring the party together. I also think, if Obama doesn’t choose Hillary as his VP, there is a very good chance McCain could win in November. And McCain (if he’s smart) could end up choosing a woman as his running mate. If he does that, many women would see it as an historic opportunity for them to vote for the first woman VP.

That’s what I think. Here is what other bloggers are saying…

From Faye Anderson at Anderson@Large…

Hillary Clinton gave a defiant non-concession speech, but the final curtain reportedly will fall on the Clinton-Obama drama on Saturday. Barack Obama isn’€™t waiting for the lights to come up. He has named Caroline Kennedy, former deputy attorney general Eric Holder and Jim Johnson to lead the search for a running mate.

But Clinton backers are saying: We got your veep and she’s “€œabsolutely ready.”€ The campaign to put Clinton on the ticket is being led by Lanny Davis, who has posted an online petition.

BlogHer contributing editor, Erin Kotecki Vest (also at Queen of Spain), would like to have been a fly on the wall.

There is news tonight Senators Clinton and Obama sat down and had a chat in Washington D.C.

I have burning questions, and I realize not all of them are about policy or substance.

But…
Was there a hug when they entered the room?
Handshake?
I’m guessing no fist-pound.

Was it cold and formal?
Was small talk exchanged? I’m envisioning something like:

“So, how’s the weather here in DC?”
“Oh, did you see those storms we had?”
“Boy, I sure am tired from all that campaigning.”
“Tell me about it, I haven’t slept in weeks.”

I have no doubt when details are released we will get the standard pr push of “In a productive and friendly sit-down, the two Senators were eager to map out the unification of the Democratic party and to continue their hard work for the American people…” or some such BS.

You have to admit, you want to know just how ‘friendly’ it may or may not have gone.

PunditMom has a post at BlogHer asking the same question, Will She or Won’t She?…

The pundits cannot help themselves. We’ve heard every theory from pundits galore during the course of the campaign. And since the sun came up this morning, cable networks and pundits (myself included!) have been parsing every word, every sign, every move of the candidates and their surrogates about what will happen tonight. Can you say “feeding frenzy?”

(see comments at BlogHer)

READ FULL POST AT THE CARE2 ELECTION BLOG

Also See:

Hillary Will Support Obama’s Nomination: In her own words – and yours.

Can The Healing of The Democratic Party Begin Now?