Bill Richardson - VP? - 23Mar2008

It's the Negatives, Not the Positives: We've seen the polls move dramatically every time a succesful attack is launched.

The positives are the backdrop, but they don't matter that much in a negative campaign, particularly the positives of the VP candidate. And this general election campaign is bound to be negative?

Hillary Clinton does complement Obama in many way, but she brings not only her own formidable negatives, but also the astronomical ones of her husband. Forget about the difficulties of governing which many have mentioned. What about the fact that he was impeached, that he generated a huge sex scandal which is waiting to be reignited, ... I question whether an Obama/Clinton ticket would win.

First, Do No Harm. Obama would be better off with a running mate who contributed nothing. I do think that Bill Richardson is likely to have a substantive role in Obama's administration, and I think VP is reasonable. I personally think that the real "sure thing" VP, were he willing, is Colin Powell.