To me, Super Tuesday sealed the future. John McCain seems destined to become the Republican nominee. The Democratic race, however, looks like it will be a fight for many weeks to come. That fight will prompt Clinton and Obama to beat up on each other more to get ahead, despite the display of civility shown in the last debate. I'm sorry, but that just won't last.
As a result, it will be a shorter battle for the eventual Democratic nominee and the eventual winner may have to first overcome any hits taken during the primary campaign. There will be no Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama ticket. Neither candidate would agree to that. Plus, I don't think they have congruent philosophies to govern effectively. Clearly John Edwards wants to be the running mate once again since he didn't endorse a candidate once dropping out.
So why Joe Lieberman sitting next to John McCain? I believe that's how McCain will reach out for a running mate. There has been talk in the past of candidates reaching across the aisle to create a bipartisan ticket, but it's simply been deemed impossible. Well, McCain technically would not be reaching across the aisle. The Democrats pushed Lieberman into the world of Independent, so it's not a full party line crossing. Clearly he'd be up for the idea since he endorse McCain's candidacy in lieu of any of the Democratic candidates. Plus, Lieberman supports the war in Iraq and many conservative policies. Finally, it would be Lieberman's final shove in the face to the Democrats for what they did to them.
I think the American middle would jump at a moderate ticket that seems to have been craved by so many but never presented. Add the fact that the Dem nominee will be dirtied coming out of the primary and the ticket will be more to the left, a moderate ticket could win in the end.
There you have it. Our next VP and President of the United States.
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