Bob Woodward: ‘Obama-Clinton’ Ticket Is ‘On The Table’ For 2012 Presidential Run

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by Colby Hall | 7:17 pm, October 5th, 2010

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Well in some respects, this isn’t that predictable. Author Bob Woodward was promoting his new book Obama’s War with CNN’s John King today and was asked about the political conversations surrounding the “real possibility” that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could “switch jobs” with Vice President Joe Biden. According to Woodward, its not as far fetched as one might have previously thought.

Writing for the CNN Political Ticker blog, Alexander Mooney reports:

“It’s on the table,” veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward told CNN’s John King in an interview for John King, USA to air Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. “Some of Hillary Clinton’s advisers see it as a real possibility in 2012.”

The scenario – whereby Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would switch positions – has been bandied about by political observers for months, seen by some as a potentially savvy strategy to gin up excitement among what appears to be a depressed Democratic base.

But it’s never been clear if the idea has been actually discussed in the White House, until now.

“President Obama needs some of the women, Latinos, retirees that she did so well with during the [2008] primaries and, so they switch jobs, not out of the question, and the other interesting question is, Hillary Clinton could run in her own right in 2016 and be younger than Ronald Reagan when he was elected president.”

There has already been much sturm und drang over a potential Hillary presidential run in 2012, and this would ostensibly short-circuit that plan, though Woodward does suggest that Hillary has not yet ruled out a potential run in 2016. See for your self in the clip below.

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felixw

After the November election, the Left won’t be able to remain in denial. They will start exploring alternatives to Obama in 2012. Obama’s smartest move would be to try to create a real alliance with Hilary Clinton. But as even Woodward has admitted, Obama and Clinton are not on the same page, and she is not one of his trusted advisers. So this would be a move of pure political expediency. And probably not enough to save an administration that the vast majority of Americans now see as incompetent and extremist.
ImJustThatDamnGood

Obama is a smart guy this would be the best move to please the angry left.
juan

GAG!
juan

ImJustThatDamnGood said:
Obama is a smart guy this would be the best move to please the angry left.

We haven’t seen any proof that he’s smart!

All of his past records are hidden and sealed!
Big_F-ing_Deal

That would be a match made in heaven!

Except to teaturds who don’t really approve of mixed matches.
Ted-

juan said:
We haven’t seen any proof that he’s smart!

All of his past records are hidden and sealed!

Harvard, University of Chicago? Are you familiar with these?
Big Eddie

If that happens , Obama better get a food taster .
alamo2

juan said:
We haven’t seen any proof that he’s smart! All of his past records are hidden and sealed!

They should make posters on this site show us their academic credentials. That would show ‘em, huh?
alamo2

Big Eddie said:
If that happens , Obama better get a food taster .

Oops! Big Eddie, watch it! Little Ceasar’s relatives gonna come after ya!
ImJustThatDamnGood

juan said:
We haven’t seen any proof that he’s smart!

All of his past records are hidden and sealed!

Harvard,Colombia, and all A’s. Yeah you are right he hasn’t proven a thing by excelling in our education system.
alamo2

juan said:
We haven’t seen any proof that he’s smart! All of his past records are hidden and sealed!

C’mon, Juan!! Show us your academic creds! I want to know if you’re smart enough to post here. C’mon!!
writer

Biden may have to pull a Tonya Harding.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

I’m sure that some of Hillary’s advisers are open to the idea and it’s an offer she would entertain, but from a purely political standpoint, I don’t see a lot of benefit for the Obama re-election campaign.

If there isn’t a lot of turnover next month and if incumbents from both parties are able to maintain their seats, then Biden’s connections on the Hill will remain valuable and considering how thoroughly Obama’s netroots eviscerated the Clintons in ’08, I can’t see it generating a lot of excitement. Sure, the Obama supporters will vote for him no matter who is at the bottom of the ticket, so it wouldn’t hurt, but I don’t see it bringing a lot of gain.
StandUp

The only good thing to come out of this would be Big_F-ing_Deal changing his avatar
ImJustThatDamnGood

A better pick would be O’Donnell because of her magical powers maybe she can give the conservatives the ability to make rational decisions.
Dean

If it were a “Clinton-Obama” ticket they would have a much better chance…. and even a better chance if it were “Clinton-Anyone Else” ticket.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Soooooooo no one is going to challenge Obama in the primary?
Bill Mahwer

Good move for Obama bad move for Clinton.

Its like missing to board the Titanic but taking a boat out to meet it so you can board just before the iceberg.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

@Bill Mahwer: I’m of the opinion that President Obama is pretty safe for re-election, no matter who is second on the ticket. (Of course, I also think that the Republican netroots are deluding themselves, if they see November as some kind of Republican sweep or a measure of anything beyond possibly an anti-incumbency mood, which cold be interpreted either way)

But, if let’s pretend that the President was in some kind of trouble, Hillary’s willingness to come to the party’s defense could theoretically help her in 2016.
MistyKnight

Obama/Clinton 2012!! I’m in Heaven!
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Magister said:
@Bill Mahwer: I’m of the opinion that President Obama is pretty safe for re-election, no matter who is second on the ticket. (Of course, I also think that the Republican netroots are deluding themselves, if they see November as some kind of Republican sweep or a measure of anything beyond possibly an anti-incumbency mood, which cold be interpreted either way) But, if let’s pretend that the President was in some kind of trouble, Hillary’s willingness to come to the party’s defense could theoretically help her in 2016.

Don’t quit your day job. A political analyst, you are NOT. You let your ideology interfer with your conclusions.
Obama is at best 50/50 to be re-elected. Only one democrat since Harry Truman has been re-elected. Obama is not as LUCKY as Clinton and he has no idea what he is doing.
Latin2

<b.Why not…there is a witch running for the Senate in CT…so why not have one for vice-president.

She could bring seances to the White House and talk to Lenin and Marx….or maybe Vince Foster
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

@gordonbloyershow: Before the Republicans have a chance at beating Obama, they’ve got to find a viable candidate and though he may be somewhat moderate, I don’t think Tim Pawlenty fits the bill.
Sunnyr

Double UGH! It will never happen. Two Marxists? I don’t think so.
Robert Says

It’s too late now but:

A Hillary Clinton(President) & Harold Ford,JR (Vice President) ticket in 2008 would have won easily!

The problem was, Obama, who I respect as having something George W. Bush didn’t have: the ability to speak as someone who graduated high school, not stuttering and stammering like some Mayberry ‘fillin station owner”. But since Hillary won so many big States………………….I feel that had she announced (during the primaries) that her V.P. choice would be Congressman Harold Ford,Jr. from Tennessee…she would have ‘closed -the-deal” so to speak!
Hillary is undisputedly brilliant………..Harold Ford,Jr is bright, young, attractive and definitely a future top-of-the-ticket guy!

Obama definitely had a command of the English language that his opponent McCain nor his predecessor Bush lacked!
But I feel he, no disrespect intended, wasn’t quite ready for ‘prime time’

Hillary would have been a two term President and Harold Ford,Jr. would have followed as a natural leader afterwards.

But, it didn’t happen that way.
The Tea Party people are a joke. Sarah Pallin is no more suited to be President of The United States than let’s say: Jennifer Lopez or Pamela Anderson would be!
Newt Gingrich and Huckabee are yesterday’s news!
Actually, to go more to the right to find a decent choice, Pat Buchanon makes a lot of sense!
Listen to his comments on cable news shows! The man is bright!
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Magister said:
@gordonbloyershow: Before the Republicans have a chance at beating Obama, they’ve got to find a viable candidate and though he may be somewhat moderate, I don’t think Tim Pawlenty fits the bill.

Another brilliant analsys. Pawlenty is only a realistic candidate in YOUR mind. You have no idea what a “moderate” candidate is. Obama is a LOONY left candidate and all the potential republican candidates represent conservative main stream America. They could pick a name out of the phone book to beat Obama in 2012.
Eric

If it’s Obama and Clinton in 2012 it’s already history. Not to mention 2016. Of course I would love to see Palin and Obama in a debate — and anyone from the GOP side debate Clinton. Can you imagine how embarrassed the GOP will be the next day.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

@gordonbloyershow: You have your reading of the political landscape and I have mine. I do expect the Republicans to make a few gains in a couple of weeks, but even if the turnover is anything that you might describe as a lot — something I think will be an exaggeration — it still doesn’t mean anything about 2012.

And as it stands now, when it comes to ’12, I still consider Obama a lock.
afrisynergy

It was silly of Doug Wilder to make the statements he made about Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton being on the VP ticket in 2012. Joe Biden has been in government a long time and knows it well. Hillary is serving very well as Secretary of State. Obama will do well with Biden in 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fv7aZpcmDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fv7aZpcmDI

T. West
CART/AfriSynergy