January 3rd, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama wins Iowa! Obama & Clinton ticket for Nov. 08?

Barack Obama won a historic victory today by winning the Democratic caucus in Iowa.

Whats even more surprising is that Clinton came in 3rd behind Edwards. Personally I like her as a candidate and I very much liked her husband as president but if she wins, this would mean US would be ruled by presidents from only two families from 1989 to at least 2013 (thats 24 years) and my gut feeling tells me that just can’t be democratic:

1989-1993 Bush

1993-2001 Clinton

2001 - 2009 Mini Bush

2009-2013 ???

I dare to make a prediction now: Obama (President) & Clinton (VP) ticket in Nov. 08. Clinton would make up for Obama’s inexperience and Obama would win over voters because of his charisma and character. I think that ticket would crunch any Republican combo meal of candidates running at this point.

About time we see some diversity in the top positions of Government, I wonder when Canada will have such prospects.

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Shaila Kibria Said,

January 3rd, 2008 @11:59 pm

As Obama says in his book - “…older black men make up most of the White House wait-staff…” (meaning waiters). I was shocked to read this, as most of the elected representatives are white. Currently, there is no balance between the staff and the elected officials. Barack Obama is looked upon with hope through his talks in the anti-war movement. Obama is the voice of reason for parents who want the streets, tv, and parks to be free of crime and leud acts of false sensationalism. Obama brings in a sense of solidarity through his efforts to end racial discrimination. Obama is popular because he dares to voice what the people really feel.

Walied Khogali Said,

January 4th, 2008 @2:15 am

Hey Vlad,

Great comments, unfortuntely i would have to dissagree with your predictions.

An Obama & Clinton ticket would not be functional, infact it would be best if obama and McCain ran on the same ticket if we wanted a collaborative and experienced team, that is improbable because McCain is a Republican candidate.

The closest match will be an Obama and Edward ticket, because that is a more logical and functional match up rather than a clinton and obama disfunctional union. But since obama is the saint of hope, you never know…

Some interesting polls:

Obama has a better chance than either clinton or edwards in winning over all current republican candidates. He is simply more electable. - Check the most recent poll in the New York Times.

According to the Iowa poll results:

It was among young caucus-goers, however, where Obama truly carried the evening. Attendees under 30 voted 57 percent for Obama, compared to only 14 percent for Edwards and 11 percent for Clinton. Among Gen X-ers - 30 to 44 year-olds - Obama received 42 percent to Edwards’ 21 percent and Clinton’s 23 percent.

In contrast to Obama’s strong support among the young, Edwards and Clinton appealed to older voters. Edwards won Baby Boomers with 31 percent, to 28 percent for Clinton and 27 percent for Obama. Clinton handily won the senior vote with 45 percent of those 65 and older, compared to 22 percent and 18 percent for Edwards and Obama respectively.

Demonstrating broad-based support, Obama also won the independents and handful of Republicans who attended the Democratic caucuses. Among the Democrats in the caucus pool, Obama split the vote with Clinton, 32 percent to 31 percent, with Edwards receiving 23 percent.

In perhaps the most surprising showing of the night, Clinton’s expected support among women did not materialize. Women made up 57 percent of Democratic caucus attendees, but they handed their support to Obama, who beat Clinton 35 percent to 30 percent. Men gave Obama 35 percent support, with 24 percent for Edwards and 23 percent for Clinton.

Some helpful hints:

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?excamp=GGPObarackobama&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=-S-E-GG-SEM-KP-1057507268-CT-NA-barack_obama

With regards to experience, Obama is an experienced candidate. He is not only a lawyer, but the first president of the Harvard Law review, he was also a state senator and now is the fifth african american U.S senator.

The inexperienced card has been played out by the clinton camp that has tried to portray him as not a viable option.

Reality check:

Barack Obama is as experienced as Abraham Lincoln and J. F. Kennedy.

He has a proven steady track record. He was against the war in Iraq, unlike Clinton.

One last point…. Edwards has the support of the labor union such as steelworkers america, thats why he will be a better match with obama rather than clinton.

Vlad Said,

January 4th, 2008 @3:06 am

Right, but still Obama is not nearly as experienced as Edwards or Clinton when it comes to Presidential elections. He is only a Jr. Senator don’t forget. However, this is actually good, because his relative short time in the presidential political scene is what gives him his charisma and fresh look. It truly is “change”.

Also, a lot of old Clinton campaign workers seem to be working for Obama, so there is a close staff & campaign organizing HR relationship between the two camps, and if they unite, I think that would be a more powerful team together. That within it self will probably create some behind the scene pressure towards that deal.

The reason why I think Edwards is not the best choice as the running mate is because of his core message. He is positioning himself as the left anti-corporate candidate, its all he talks about. It might work for a certain group of democrats but I am not sure that in a country like the US it will bring them closer to winning over Republican voters, something the democrats must do, especially in states like California.

We’ll see, Feb. 3rd will be the day when it becomes pretty clear because most of the states will vote on that day.