With few good insights other than into the minds and schemes of the Clintons, Dick Morris offers a clear reason why an Obama/Clinton team would be certain to fail in November.
Adding Hillary to the ticket would not bring Obama a single vote (except possibly for Bill's). Her supporters are divided into two distinct categories. The original Clintonistas were strong Democrats, party faithful, pro-choice, middle-aged and up, largely female and all white. But Hillary's recent backers have been downscale whites of both genders who were turned off by Obama's pastor, wife and other associates and were afraid he might be a Muslim in disguise. Unhappy about voting for a woman, they never really liked Hillary but turned to her when the alternative was Obama.
If Hillary had won the Democratic nomination, these latent backers of Hillary in the primaries might still have voted for McCain in the general. Their support of Hillary is purely linked to her opposition to Obama. Were she to join the ticket, they would vote for McCain anyway. After all, Obama will still be black and the Rev. Wright will still be nuts.
The public Bill Clinton has morphed over the past few months from a statesman and philanthropist to a petulant, angry, cursing, spoiled narcissist, accusing everyone of being sleazy and biased and in so doing fashioning himself as a foil for Obama. This unattractive image is not the right one for the bottom of a ticket in a presidential race. And make no mistake, Bill comes along with Hillary.
Morris goes on to rapidly summarize the Vanity Fair article by Dee Dee Meyers' husband which has been much talked about without any of it's excellent insights into Bill Clinton ever being mentioned. (Isn't it weird how the MSM can talk about an article without ever summarizing what it says? )
full column:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/...
My own opinion is that the Clintons see Obama as weak and are demanding a sort of co-presidency. Worse, they may envision having the real power with Obama as a puppet, like Cheney and Bush. Insisting on their appointments to the cabinet and judgeships, etc. or at least having veto power would make certain no real change ever occurred to take power from the DC interests.