tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post394020846265434617..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Trading it in for a bucket of warm spitSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-44495332543244340022012-01-11T17:59:49.338-07:002012-01-11T17:59:49.338-07:00Re Error 1: If someone like Santorum (who is on r...Re Error 1: If someone like Santorum (who is on record against birth control and basically saying women's place is barefoot and pregnant) is on the GOP ticket, having Hillary Clinton on the ticket could draw independent and moderate Republican women to the Democratic ticket. The pick would leverage and accentuate the gender gap that a VP like that would create in the first place. Biden is also not a very good messenger for the "Bain Capital is crony capitalism" message which is emerging as an important one in this campaign and quite frankly was a non-entity on the campaign trail in a way that Hillary Clinton would not be.<br /><br />Re Error 2: The VP job itself might not be a promotion over Secretary of State, but it would expand her resume (First Lady, U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, Vice President) and in a second term it effectively makes her the presumptive Democratic nomination front runner in 2016. The VP job is flexible in scope - Dick Cheney was quite powerful in that post, other holders of that office have been marginalized. Biden chosen in substantial part as a move to not prejudge the Democratic successor to a President Obama as he isn't a good fit for running for that office himself. But, Americans love dynasties and a Clinton as VP move creates a truly amazing dynasty in 2016.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.com