Do you think we'd ever see an Edwards/Obama or an Obama/Edwards ticket?

[Bicoastal]

After the Goracle, these two guys are arguably the most popular candidates on DU; incidentally, they're also my two favorite candidates (again, after Gore). Is it possible that if one wrested the nomination away from Clinton, the other would be chosen as a running mate? I've done a little thinking about this...

Pros: * An African American paired with a White Southerner would send a positive message in these racially charged time.
* Their combined popularity and name-recognition might draw in more independant voters.
* A ticket with two young-ish candidates is unusual but not unheard of (like Clinton (46) and Gore (44) in '92); maybe the country is ready for a bit of youth and optimism restored to the White House.

(BTW, Edwards isn't so young anymore, despite his youthful appearance--I was floored to learn on Wikipedia that he'll be 54 in two months!)

Cons: * The North and South is covered, but what about the West? Someone like Bill Richardson could fill that role better.
* Two senators on a ticket = two voting records that can be carefully scrutinized; better go with a Gov.
* From Kennedy/Johnson thru Bush/Cheney, history has shown that parties like pairing fresh young candidates with elder statesmen. (Course, after Cheney's reign of terror, that may no longer seem like such a great idea.)

Add to this the fact that Edwards would never accept anything less than the presidential nomination this time around; I don't think he'd want the VP option again. But then again, I might be wrong. What do you guys think?

[Colobo]

1. Edwards/Obama is more likely than Obama/Edwards

[ShortnFiery]

2. Personally hoping for Obama/Edwards!

:thumbsup:

[caledesi]

8. Me too. But either order is a dream ticket! nt

[skipos]

3. I'd like it, but I think the "lack of experience" argument would be easy to make

and easy to make stick.

Experience can be overated imo, (the Bushes had a lot, Lincoln and Washington had little) but it matters to a lot of people. Richardson on the ticket would certainly crush that notion. I'm not sure what I think about Edwards/Obama but I definitely like them as individual candidates much better than Hillary.

[Kiouni]

4. I'd love to see those tickets.

I'm torn between which one I would support for pres. though.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Edwards does nothing for you as a VP candidate

Been there, done that.

[BluegrassDem]

6. Ditto

Edwards probably wouldn't even wanna be a VP candidate again anyway. Besides, I think he's better suited for the AG position in the new Democratic administration.

[MonkeyFunk]

7. correct

I doubt Edwards will ever be on another national ticket.

[ripple]

9. No. Not enough foreign policy experience

either of them would need to choose someone strong in that area as their running mate. For the same reason, I don't think we'll see any of the 'top three' candidates on the same ticket.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

10. I agree

The VP will probably either be Richardson or Clark. The latter provides the added bonus of credibility on military issues that only being a 4 star general can bring.

[ripple]

11. Yep. Clark would make an excellent VP candidate

My preference is Obama/Clark. Edwards is my second pick of those running, so an Edwards/Clark ticket has it's appeal, as well. :)

If Hillary gets the nod, I look for her to tap Richardson as VP.

Senator Jim Webb would also be decent VP choice for any of the top candidates.