Hopefully she will find a way to win the nomination. If she does manage to obtain the nomination, I have contended from the beginning that she would have to choose Obama as a running mate. Regardless, the entrance of at least a semi-known (even if also semi-nutty) black candidate on the left will guarantee his selection as VP, but also helps make his case for the top job to the superdelegates (i.e. to prevent a possible mass-exodus of a number of blacks in the general election). While I feel this is unlikely if Hillary gets the nomination, I think it is one of the best arguments Barack can make.
No, TE, I am fairly confident that the Greens’ choice is not a factor whatsoever in what the ex-oficio delegates of the Democratic Party will do.
By the way Cynthia also happens to be a woman, so I am unsure why only her being African-American supposedly enters into the Clinton-Obama calculations.
(I also do not believe Obama ever would have been Clinton’s running mate, but we’ll never know now.)
Comment by MSS — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 12:26 pm
Wow, I’m on the edge of my seat.
Who will the Greens nominate?
It’s SO important!
Comment by Captain D — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 2:13 pm
The woman factor is just that, a factor, but not as much of one as the race factor. If there is a rebellion among the 90-95% of blacks that vote Democratic it will matter much more than if there is the same rebellion among women. Also, Hillary ain’t getting over 90% of the black vote in a democratic primary.
Hopefully she will find a way to win the nomination. If she does manage to obtain the nomination, I have contended from the beginning that she would have to choose Obama as a running mate. Regardless, the entrance of at least a semi-known (even if also semi-nutty) black candidate on the left will guarantee his selection as VP, but also helps make his case for the top job to the superdelegates (i.e. to prevent a possible mass-exodus of a number of blacks in the general election). While I feel this is unlikely if Hillary gets the nomination, I think it is one of the best arguments Barack can make.
Comment by Talmadge East — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 11:32 am
No, TE, I am fairly confident that the Greens’ choice is not a factor whatsoever in what the ex-oficio delegates of the Democratic Party will do.
By the way Cynthia also happens to be a woman, so I am unsure why only her being African-American supposedly enters into the Clinton-Obama calculations.
(I also do not believe Obama ever would have been Clinton’s running mate, but we’ll never know now.)
Comment by MSS — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 12:26 pm
Wow, I’m on the edge of my seat.
Who will the Greens nominate?
It’s SO important!
Comment by Captain D — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 2:13 pm
The woman factor is just that, a factor, but not as much of one as the race factor. If there is a rebellion among the 90-95% of blacks that vote Democratic it will matter much more than if there is the same rebellion among women. Also, Hillary ain’t getting over 90% of the black vote in a democratic primary.
Comment by Talmadge East — Thursday, May 29, 2024 @ 4:23 pm