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An Anti-Clinton for VP
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Jun 14, 2008 10:25am |
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| Category | Commentary |
| News Date | Saturday, June 14, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | You can't turn on a television or have a conversation about politics without being accosted by speculation about whether Barack Obama will select Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Will he ask her or won't he? This is the extent of today's political debate — personality-focused chatter that goes about as deep as prom-season gossip at a local high school.
The better question is should he or shouldn't he? This is also easier to answer: No, though not for the reasons you might think.
The conventional reason why Clinton shouldn't be on the ticket is a purely political one — the theory goes that because she is so despised by Republicans, her name on the ticket could help John McCain consolidate the GOP base behind his candidacy. Little discussed is the fact that putting Clinton on the ticket could directly undermine the mandate of the party's primary: the rejection not of Hillary Clinton, but of Clintonism itself.
Clinton backers have long said Clintonism is all about moderation, negotiation and smart positioning in the face of Republican extremism. But it really is the politics of capitulation, triangulation, and obfuscation in the face of money and power. |
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