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Originally Posted by peter12
I don't hold the argument that Americans aren't ready for a woman and a black man. It may hold true in certain states, but remember that South Carolina Democrats just voted resoundingly for a black man. Stereotypes change and the only reason some of them stay around for so long is that people refuse to see the truth.
As for a Clinton/Obama ticket, I am in total agreement with you. Too much fire there, too much bad blood. I could see Obama taking the VP, but Clinton's got too much ego for that.
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I want to be wrong on that... I just hold limited faith in the common voter to vote on policy over appearance. South Carolina has a large Black population too, and it could have been a question of getting out the vote, coupled with people hating Clinton for several reasons, some legitimate, some questionable. Don't forget, these primary voters are the card carrying democrats. Once you get out in the main election, you have to convince the independents and social right wingers and old codgers to vote for you in order to win a majority. These are the ones that hold onto their antiquated views. Having one of them with a "good ol' boy" like John Edwards is a lot safer in winning those voters than going with both. I know, bleak theory on the common voter.
You're right about the ego angle too though.