Just say “No” to an Obama-Clinton ticket

State Department photo of Secretary Clinton by Abigail Veronneau

In a NY Times Magazine article yesterday in which he handicaps the 2012 election, Nate Silver concludes (emphasis mine):

With Perry having slumped in the polls, however, and Romney the more likely nominee, the odds tilt slightly toward Obama joining the list of one-termers. It is early, and almost no matter what, the election will be a losable one for Republicans. But Obama’s position is tenuous enough that it might not be a winnable one for him.

So it’s no wonder that fantasies continue to surface about replacing Biden with Clinton on the Democratic ticket. After all, the polls continue to show that Hillary is the most popular politician in the country.

I’m with Anita Finlay at the New Agenda:

I am sick to the nth power of having a multitude of professional pontificators muse about how Hillary can shore up the ticket, rescuing Obama from his sagging poll numbers and increasingly unpopular policies.

“Ani” continues:

Why is that her job? 

What does this say about women: They are not fit to hold the top office but are to be “used” in service, as scullery maids to help the man look better. She is only there to help him. To fix him. To bolster him. We’ll “use” her as we see fit.

This article is also particularly hilarious in its sexism by stating that:

Clinton is especially popular among young and Hispanic voters, and would allow Obama to break new ground by electing the first female vice president, he said.

So Obama is breaking new ground? How about the country breaking new ground by electing a qualified woman chief executive? Not a ceremonial second in command.

President Obama is not electing anyone. That is the job of the American people. Isn’t it interesting that this missive attempts to make an equal into someone subservient to Obama once again. Also a favorite pastime of the Obama WH boyz club, apparently.

The only new ground I saw broken when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were vying for the Democratic nomination in 2008 was that misogyny was once again made cool. In newsrooms. In social media. On the street. The more qualified and stronger candidate was excoriated in favor of a less experienced, less knowledgeable, younger male.

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