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I think Obama should not choose Clinton as a running mate because she is very polarizing.
If he does not choose her, either she will back him or she won't. If she backs him, then he can count on the votes of most of her supporters. If she doesn't back him, then some of her supporters will stay home out of spite, but many will vote for Obama because he is closer to their ideal than McCain is. The feminists who supported Clinton are not going to want another conservative president appointing judges to the Supreme Court. They will vote for the lesser evil.
Obama should instead choose a candidate that is less polarizing, and is closer to the middle. I'm thinking Webb. Webb is strong on military and guns and used to be a Republican. He's the closest thing to a moderate that the Democrats have.
The thing about going to the middle, is that there are more voters in the middle than on the edges. Obama needs to go to the middle with the VP.
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