Legal Commentary

A Method To The Defiance?

By Big Tent Democrat

I have been thinking about the strategy Hillary Clinton has adopted in light of the declaration that Barack Obama is the Presidential nominee. I think it does mean she wants to be the Vice Presidential nominee. Let me explain my thinking.

Clinton has kept her supporters committed to her by demonstrating her fire and toughness - her commitment to playing the political game on her terms. I have stated my own preference that she take a more conciliatory tack and acknowledge what seems to be. But let's face it, the Media and her enemies were ready to dance on her political grave and declare her an irrelevancy. In order to put herself in play for VP, against seeming resistance from Obama's circle and the Media, she needed to flex her political muscles.

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Now Clinton has done that and made "will Clinton be the VP?" a central question in this campaign. Now when Obama DOES pick a VP, he has to consider what it means NOT to pick Hillary Clinton. She has raised the stakes.

You can call it what you want, admire it or despair about it, but IF Hillary Clinton wants to be VP, it is reasonable to argue that she needed to flex her political muscles. Now if she endorses Obama on, say Thursday or Friday - she has made her point. She is not "invisible."

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 04, 2008 (boomark / email).