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Jen the Michigander


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http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2010/08/hillary-clinton-for-vp-not-so-fast-strategists-say.html#tp
There has already been talk about whether Sec. Hillary Clinton would replace Vice President Joe Biden on the 2012 ticket – talk that both political strategists James Carville and Matthew Dowd dismissed this morning on "GMA."

"I doubt the Secretary of State wants to be Vice anything," Carville told me.

"Anytime you bring up the Secretary of State’s name it is provocative and people are interested in it and it causes all kinds of a stir. And that’s about all it is, I don’t see any evidence other than speculation that this would happen," Carville said.

I trust Carville on this question more than any of the other pundits.

That speculation began when former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder penned an opinion column in Politico entitled "Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012." In it he wrote "With this state of political fragility, Obama needs to reevaluate the policy advisers who brought him here. That leads to the threshold question of whether Joe Biden should remain on the ticket. I say no."

This type of chatter is usually associated with discussions about who is the so-called "heir" to the Democratic nomination, according to Dowd. Dowd said that what is so "silly" about this talk is that it doesn’t have to do with Joe Biden, it has to do with President Obama’s low approval rating.

"The funny thing about it is if you really took this to its logical end Joe Biden’s numbers are better than Barack Obama’s," Dowd said. "So if you wanted to replace somebody you wouldn’t start with Joe Biden."

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Great! I really have never though Hillary would take Biden's place. But, heaven knows strange things happen when O and the Chicago Pols ae involved. It's good to know that Carville sees little chance that this will happen.

Good point about Biden's numbers being better than O's. Obama is the problem. The Dems need to find a solution other than Hillary.



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Actually, the solution for the Dems is Hillary-- as President, not as veep.

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