Hillary Supporters Only Please: Do any of you REALLY think Hillary will be the Nominee?

Serious question. Do any of you really think Hillary will win the Nomination or are you just hoping she will? Thanks for your answer.

but in reality, it's my opinion she's hoping, if she's not the nominee, to at least be offered the VP slot. If she goes into WV and Kentucky and gets the kind of landslide she's talking about, she'll make it clear what she can bring to the table.

It would depend not only on her gaining a large majority of Democrats over Obama, but a large amount of the general populace as well. The real chances of either WV or KY turning blue in november is very small, however, if she can prove that she has some ability to turn these and other states then she might stand a chance of getting the VP nod. We should get that answer in about 24 hours. :)

Kentucky, eh. Don't think they will. OTOH, neither will Idaho or Wyoming.

I agree it's very unlikely that either would turn but I'd put WV in the same category. They used to vote Democratic for president but that changed when the south went solidly red. Since then there has been little to change the make up of the state that would suggest another switch. The same goes for KY. Idaho will change the same day Utah does. LOL

However, I will say that if Hillary can bring in enough people to the polls, and not just enough to claim a large victory over Obama, she may just be able to make some headway on the VP suggestion. There just has to be proof that she can not only win the Dems in the state but the majority of all the residents.

in cases of a tie in the Senate.

And the chances of that are slim. She would have less power than as a US Senator.

What do you think Edwards should be offered for his 19 delegates? I think at least the Ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia.

And Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, and Gravel probably all deserve something as also rans as well. After all, they all had supporters, and if they aren't offered a piece of the power pie, who knows if their supporters will show up in November.

I think the Dems have really got this "pay to play" thing down. Move over, Republicans! Start passing around the pork!

It meant a lot to women when Geraldine Ferraro ran for VP. I'm not trying to invite comments on what you think Ferraro said or meant this cycle. I'm simply stating that when she was chosen as the VP candidate, it seemed as if we'd taken a step.

It would also send quite a message if the top two jobs in the land were not held by white men. I would say the same if Hillary somehow gets the nod. She should choose Obama.

After all, Kathleen Sebelius is considered to be one of the leading candidates. 2 senators on the same ticket brings in executive experience questions anyway.

She bungled the response to the SOTU.

And I actually think that is a very condescending compromise.

Women are NOT interchangeable!!!!!

I would actually find it offensive to try to shove Sebelius down our throats as a substitute for Hillary to try to appease her supporters.

No way, how insulting!!!!

doesn't have the judgment to be President.

Sen Clinton has made clear repeatedly that Obama isn't qualified to be the president of the United States. Yet you would counsel her to put an unqualified person a heart beat away from the office?

There could be no other conclusion in such a case. Either she's a liar who will say anything to get elected. or she doesn't care at all about the security of the US and would put an unqualified person into office. Either way, McCain would win.

in Obama's case, he has run on change and on a new direction for the country. I don't believe he can now run on the exact opposite in the general. That would be a complete rookie move. It would result in losing in the general.

Oh yeah, the symbolism would be great, a black man and a white woman, but like I said, I prefer power to symbolism.

Give me the ratification of the 19th amendment any day over Ferraro running on the ticket and losing.

Give me Pelosi being sworn in as speaker of the House any day over Clinton running for VP and dragging the ticket down with mixed messages losing.

Power is always more powerful.

because she's doing such a great job.

Whatever......

Are you the DUer who was posting long ago that HRC is the only chance we have at a 50 state sweep?

I remember that constant post, but couldn't pin down who said it. Was that you? It could have been someone else, but I seem to recall it coming constantly from one DUer.

Or at the very least, stop the hate.

Obama looks to be the most likely choice at this time.

However, I am puzzled as to why the SDs have not come out and pledged to him en masse and made him the official, not presumptive, nominee. I know he keeps gaining in the SD count, but if it as cut and dried as most people on this board seem to think, why are so many waiting to declare? If this goes all the way to the convention, I believe Hillary will have as much chance as Obama.

cast in the primaries would ensure even more hard-feelings against Obama.

She will unite the delegate and save us from McCain.

Just stupid answers... :eyes:

She'll probably win the total popular vote in the primary, which will give her an excellent claim to the nomination.

She's polling a combined 60%-40% in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Oregon. And that's not including undecideds. If they break for Hilary, it would be a lot higher than 60%.

And Puerto Rico is likely to be a Clinton win as well.

Combine all of this with the fact that she will definitely win the majority of registered Democratic voters in the primary, and that current totals exclude Florida and Michigan which she won (or would have won), her case for getting the nomination becomes even stronger.

Add to this that current polls show her beating McCain in both Florida and Ohio, while Obama loses to McCain in both states.

Below is a composite copy of polls from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Oregon, with a summary of polls at the bottom.

I am with her as long as she is in it.

And will be the next time too.

I will then concentrate on my local and state candidates. The GE will have absolutely no interest to me. The only exception would be if Hillary was the VP nominee. If not, couldn't care less about the GE.