Originally Posted By: Whomod
So much for Hillary's comeback. Of course, the media knew this Tuesday night, but it was more fun to pretend like Hillary's momentum (yes, winning a state that she was already expected to win for the past 14 months is now momentum and a comeback) was going to make this an all new race. Now, to be fair, Obama can't reach the magic number of 2,025 total delegates either - not without the help of the Superdelegates. But note that the AP article is now definitively saying that not only can't Hillary reach 2,025 delegates, she also can't even catch up to Obama in terms of pledged (elected) delegates even if she wins every race. That's what most analysts have been saying for the past few weeks. It's over, in terms of elections. Hillary can't catch up to Obama, period. Now all she can do is try to convince the Superdelegates to overturn the will of the people (this is probably the motivation behind her having gone postal the past week, embracing John McCain, telling everyone how qualified he is to be president, etc.) And if the Superdelegates listen to Hillary, and overrule the will of the people by denying the nomination to the first African-American nominee in American history, God help our party, cuz it ain't gonna be pretty.


It seems whether Hillary or Obama wins, it will divide the Democrats and alienate a large portion of their base.


As an alternative that amalgamates both camps, I hear increasing talk of a Hillary/Obama ticket (in that order) that would allow the Democrats to salvage both energized groups.
Hillary's comments just today seem to hint that a Hillary/Obama ticket may be possible (at least on her end).

It's reminiscent of the 1960 race, where despite JFK despising Johnson, he took on Johnson as his Vice President, to rally the necessary southern votes to win (which JFK still could have lost, if Nixon had demanded a re-count. But Nixon, not being Al Gore, didn't want to tear apart the nation with a prolonged dispute).

In fairness, Reagan and Bush Sr. had a very hostile exchange in the primaries, and Reagan similarly kept Bush on board as his V.P. But they seemed to have mended things from that point forward. Whereas Kennedy and LBJ truly hated each other.

In any case, it looks like an elites' decision within the DNC at this point, rather than a decision by Democrat primary voters.