How Hard Will Hillary Campaign for Obama?

[Brainster]

The New York Times has an article on this topic (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/06web-healy.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1220706540-4AeGF4CNkZrAyadeAjyHEA&oref=slogin&oref=slogin):

Mrs. Clinton, meanwhile, has a legacy to protect: She has no intention of turning over her “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling,” as she called her supporters, to Ms. Palin, a social conservative whose policy positions are poison in Hillaryland. What is more, Mrs. Clinton wants to be the one to make history as the first woman to win at the top of a presidential ticket, be it in 2012 or 2016.

But:

How much Mrs. Clinton wants to help Mr. Obama is another matter. Some of her aides note with a hint of resentment that Mr. Obama did not pick her as his running mate; he did not even vet her fully. Plus, they add, her fall calendar also includes campaigning for Senate Democratic candidates, not just for Mr. Obama.

The LA Times offers a possible reason why (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/clinton-palin.html):

Despite continued grumbling among her supporters about a less than diligent effort by the Barack Obama crowd to help the New York senator retire her immense campaign debts, Clinton has been living up to her promise to fundraise and campaign for the Democratic ticket all over.

And on the desire for her to take off the gloves against Palin:

On Saturday in New York, reporters eager for a story about a fight between the two female politicians set Clinton up several times to take easy swings at the 44-year-old reform governor, who blew away the Republican National Convention crowd with her speech Wednesday night about her running mate, her own life and some mocking views of Obama.

But Clinton would not bite. Or swing. Not once.

That's smart. She didn't get the attack dog slot on the ticket, so why should she sling Obama's mud for him? No quid for her quo.

[ProbeX]

Think I'll go to the library and pick out a good book.

[OnlyTellsTruths]

Some of her aides note with a hint of resentment that Mr. Obama did not pick her as his running mate.

Am I the only person on the planet that finds it hard to believe Hilary would have wanted to be picked?

[Kopji]

I think that Hillary would rather try to convert Palin than conquer her.

[uk_dave]

Am I the only person on the planet that finds it hard to believe Hilary would have wanted to be picked?

No.

And had she been picked then there would have been a predictable backlash that "the woman always comes second"......... no innuendo intended....ahem.

Anyway, here's how it plays out.....

The republican team have to try and second guess who Obama is going to pick.

They know that it could be Hilary, and they have to consider their own choice should this happen.

So they scour the land looking for a possible anti-hillary and come up with palin.

But then they have a moment of reflection. If Obama picks Hillary, then picking Palin as VP candidate will just look like trying to play catch-up. So they put Palin on ice and line up a few old white guys for the gig.

But Obama doesn't pick Hillary, he picks some old white guy!

Now the republicans have a new problem; how to react to this choice? Well, no doubt some bright spark proposed Palin once again and lo! A female dick cheney (no inuendo intended) was created.

Of course, they're still trying to play catch-up and, apparently, believe that the US is in dire need of change after 8 years of terrible mis-management by......ummmmm..... their own party....... ahem. And since, apparently, many republicans had given up the ghost after the nomination of McCain, having a female 'dick' on the ticket is the best they can do. :D

As for Hillary, how about a supreme court position?

[kallsop]

Hillary will campaign just enough to secure her nomination in 2012.