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March 05, 2008

Pairing with Clinton Would Kill the Dream

After Hillary Clinton's wins yesterday in Ohio and Texas, all the talk this morning is about a joint Clinton-Obama ticket. Clinton seems to have indicated that she is up for it:

“That may, you know, be where this is headed, but of course we have to decide who’s on the top of ticket,” Clinton said with a laugh on the CBS's “The Early Show.” “I think that the people of Ohio very clearly said that it should be me."

Obama isn't quite there yet:

"We are just focused on winning the nomination. That is my focus. I respect Sen. Clinton. She has been a tenacious opponent. It is premature to talk about a joint ticket."

If I could say one thing to Senator Obama it would be this: Your broad support and surging popularity is the result of Americans daring to hope and longing to feel good about ourselves again. It's about our dreams. Not one iota of that hope is transferable to Hillary Clinton. I would go so far as to say that for many independants like myself and for the Republicans who are ready to cross over to vote for you, joining with Senator Clinton would kill that dream. Don't do it. As much as I am fired up and ready to vote for you in November, if Hillary Clinton is on that ticket with you, whether at the top or at the bottom, I won't vote at all. I just cannot cast a vote for a continuation of the same old negative, hateful, spiteful, aggressive political atmosphere that has nearly smothered the American dream. So I beg you, Senator Obama, to stay in it to win it, and when you do, pick a running mate that will be able to sustain our hope and not kill it.

Posted by Becky at March 5, 2008 09:04 AM