Dem insiders say joint Clinton-Obama ‘dream’ ticket all but impossible. Clinton, Obama Reconciliation Becoming More And More Impossible

Dream ticket? Dream on.

Democratic insiders say Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama once held warm feelings for each other, but their fierce White House fight is pushing their relationship to the point of no return.

Many say it’s already gone so far that any sort of union would come only if they thought the good of the party absolutely depended on it. Clinton has floated the idea of a dream ticket. But if Obama wins, the chances of it happening are nearly zero, strategists say.

How tough have things gotten between the two? Both say they were friends before the campaign started, and will be when it’s over. Even in public, however, it has not looked all that cozy.

“They’re both strong competitors, but I have no doubt that whoever wins, the other will be fully backing,” said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who supports Clinton.

Senate sources recalled how after Obama announced his presidential bid, he was extremely nervous about how Clinton would take it, and wanted to shake her hand when he returned to the Senate. They said she refused to acknowledge him.

Obama famously returned the favor at President Bush’s State of the Union address, turning his back as Clinton approached.

And the two leaders’ foot soldiers don’t sound at all confident of repairing the damage, though each side blames the other.

Obama insiders say if he loses, he’ll graciously work for Clinton. They doubt Clinton will do the same.

“The woman is a climber,” said one insider. “When you consider that she didn’t even have a plan for the day after Super Tuesday, you wonder if she has processed that she is behind and may stay that way,” the source said. “We will heal, but will she is the question.”

One source independent of the campaigns said Clinton staffers have been known to berate other senators’ aides if they work with Obama. “That’s pretty bitter,” the source said.

Both sides admit it wasn’t always that way.

Clinton still has a photo of Obama and his family in her office, and observers say that Clinton was among the first to realize his potential.

In late 2005, then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s staff came up with the idea of highlighting Obama and fellow freshman Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) to show the depth and diversity of the party. Some Democratic staffs questioned the idea, but when Clinton got wind of it, she stepped up.

“Hillary got it. She showed up and was delighted to take the role of spectator,” recalled a Senate Democratic strategist.

It’s not completely hopeless for the dream ticket dreamers. Just a couple weeks ago, the pair managed to sit and chat civilly about the race, and the next day Obama signed on to a piece of Clinton-sponsored legislation.

Roy Romer, an ex-governor of Colorado and Clinton-era party chairman, called the tone of the race “raw,” but said the antidote will ultimately be the party’s need, and the country’s.

“The party will go through some rough spots, but then it will come together and be united,” Romer said. “We’ve got to elevate [the discussion] to a higher level because this country is in trouble.”

The Following are just comments, not from the author, sorry

I agree with Aloha62. Also Lieberman try to get the Indp’s vote for McCain but Obama will do it fine with Indp’s voters.

Golly gee. If you were a class act like Obama, and were getting literally slandered by a masterful liar and deceiver like Hillary, would you wanna have dinner with her? NFW!!!

Are we even talking about this after Hillary pulled such stunts as “Shame on you Barack Obama” while she lied about her own backing of NAFTA? Or having that surrogate witch Ferraro continue to remind voters that (and this is my blunt view of what this is) Obama is a black man? Hillary makes Karl Rove look like a child with her downright demeaning lying. She is, in some ways, worse than Bush. So forget her, please!!!

The Hillary Clinton who has the cohones to say she “won” Michigan and Florida, and wants their votes counted, after she agreed that they would not. (Here I urge anyone interested to go to youtube and search for Hillary Michigan. There you will hear her back then, and see a concise discussion of what she is trying to pull.) Oh how I long for a commentator on CNN or FOX with the nerve of a Bill Maher, who would say to one of these liars like Hillary “You can’t be serious. I mean you are just a bald faced liar, and you think voters in this party are that stupid?”

I don’t know HOW Hillary and Obama could ever be on the same ticket because I don’t think eithers supporters will be on the same side. I know myself and I am not alone, will NEVER VOTE FOR OBAMA!!!! If Hillary is not the nominee, I will write her name in!! As a matter of fact, if she doesn’t get the nomination, she should run as an Independent because there are just as many passionate people who support Hillary as those who support Obama!

He’s going to win PA….you watch and see and, then we will see the end of Hillary. When that happens dont be surprised if she runs as McCains running mate. Thats how truly vindictive, mean and power hungry she really is and Americans will finally see her for what she is.

SD, Didn’t in the primary, won’t in the general election. That’s final. My vote will go for Hillary Clinton.

gideon: you are so right. Hillary is given about a 10% chance of winning the nom. The media, however, is doing the people a disservice by describing it as a close contest. It is really not. She’s already gone beyond anyone would have been allowed to stay in the race if her name was not a Clinton. As Gov. Richardson said today, the Clintons really feel like their entitled to the Presidency. I can’t see her getting out for the good of the party. The good thing is, Obama’s campaign now realizes that if she won’t get out, then they are going to make sure she is damaged. Notice she has been on the defensive the last couple of days. They have been hitting her hard. And

And there is plenty of stuff to go after her. The fact that she exaggerated her foreign and domestic policy experience, that she won’t release her tax returns, that they won’t release the list of contributors to the Clinton Library, that she lied about her support of NAFTA (thanks to the release of First Lady Papers,) that she lied about her role in the peace process of Ireland. She has been exposed. So the strategy is to paint her as “untrustworthy” and make sure she is damaged so she won’t be able to run for anything again. They have been hitting her the last couple of days. So if she doesn’t get out voluntarily, her stature will be diminished cuz they will start hitting her.

Good Question: However, there is no parity between whites and blacks in OUR country. A White church that had a similiar stance would be: “As a group, We hold most of the power and privilege and We need to make sure that no one else shares in our institutionally assurd power and privilege.”  Editing by Alice Wu

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