Petitioning

[red_planet]

I've been volunteering to collect signatures to put Obama and his delegates on the Pennsylvania primary ballot. There's a lot of head-scratching from most folks, i.e., "Isn't he already on the ballot??". Nope, no candidate is in this state until they collect at least 2000 signatures from registered Democrats. Anyhow, it seems absolutely amazing

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[nightswatch]

I once read somewhere about the ideal being Obama as VP so he could spend some time getting the "experience" necessary so we don't have to listen to this nonsense about "inexperience" again, and then he could go for the presidency. But I don't know. I personally think it just as likely he could get tarnished during four or eight years in the VP seat, and as soon as he's done that, I worry he'll lose a lot of what makes him so appealing right now.

I will also just add my own anecdotal evidence, that I keep hearing about people's old, die-hard, staunch Catholic/Baptist, firmly Republican parents/grandparents who are like, "You know, I just really like this Obama guy." I'm a defeatist in my assessment of McCain's appeals to independents, but maybe I've just forgotten that sometimes they swing our way, and maybe Obama can catch them.

Of course, remember, if it's McCain vs. Clinton, at least we have a secret weapon.

[red_planet]

Dear lord, that's scary.

[nightswatch]

Sorry for the double post, but I mean to also throw out there... Eric tipped me off to some buzz out there that Obama may be offering Attorney General to Edwards in return for an endorsement, and... holy crap. That is my dream team. Can you imagine if Edwards were setting the legal agenda for the United States of America? I honestly get adrenaline pumping through me whenever I consider that prospect. I wish we could just get the rumor officially confirmed or denied so I could stop living on this razor edge of hope.

[red_planet]

I heard the same thing today from another Obama volunteer. I agree, it would be a fantastic position for him.

[gildeddawn]

I think your assessment that Obama would take a VP slot and Hillary wouldn't is correct. In addition, Obama would have to be an idiot to offer it to her. She evokes such a strong negative response from so many people that it'd just be a drag on his numbers in every way possible. So we'll see.

I don't agree with Ryan that 4 years as VP would tarnish Obama, although it could. I think you're right in that it's likely to provide the experience that everyone seems to think is what he lacks. I'm unconcerned with said lack of experience, but I'm not your average voter.

Well done volunteering.

[nightswatch]

Just as a point of clarification, I just meant he would be tarnished through being linked with a real administration rather than getting to run his own. We don't seem to get Roosevelts and Reagans these days, so I worry that serving in an administration can only hurt his reputation, no matter what he does in the position.

[red_planet]

You just used the R word. And you claim to be a liberal! The press will be all over this one.

[nightswatch]

I know! My handlers accosted me as soon as they found out I'd been posting online.

[luke123]

I agree. I worked the phone banks this weekend and I don't think I could emotionally take an Obama defeat. It would ruin me.