Dream Ticket: Obama + Clinton = Victory
Now that the campaigns are finally wrapping up and Obama is virtually certain to win the nomination, here is my short memo to the candidates and voters.
*** MEMO ***
When: June 4th (day after the final primaries)
To: Barack Obama, ask Hillary Clinton to be your running mate.
To: Hillary Clinton, say yes.
To: supporters of both candidates, push your candidate to form the “dream ticket”.
Cc: The Democratic Party, the news media
An Obama/Clinton ticket would be the single most inspiring political move the Democratic Party can make in the near future. I was born in 1963. For once in my lifetime, I would like to see the Democratic Party do something dramatically positive. The Obama/Clinton dream ticket would harness and unite the massive grassroots support of both candidates.
Obama and Clinton need to remember the most important lesson of this nomination process: ultimately this is about us, the voters, the American people.
Our aspirations and concerns are what matters, not the ego needs of Obama or Clinton.
I posted an article last month, Democratic Party Crossroads: Big Tent or Little Boxes?
The Democratic Party needs to build the biggest tent, the largest coalition possible in order to defeat John McCain. Obama and Clinton each have generated impressive enthusiasm from somewhat distinct, but more often, overlapping demographic constituencies. We all have discussed the voting demographic patterns. It’s time for the Democrats to try a new math equation: addition by addition.
Some speculate that Hillary Clinton would not agree to be second fiddle. I think she would and should. The Vice-President’s role has greatly expanded during the last two administrations. Al Gore is now one of the most popular leaders among Democrats by consensus. On the other hand, Dick Cheney is certainly powerful. Restoring people’s faith in the office of the Vice-Presidency is not a small task.
Barack Obama centers his message on the idea of uniting people to bring about positive change. Once he officially clinches the nomination, Obama’s first mission is to unite the Democrats. The urgency of now calls out for the Obama/Clinton dream ticket.
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Also, this is not an endorsement of Obama or the Democratic Party. I hope that John McCain and the Republican Party inspire us as well.
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