Obama Rejects The Idea of a Democratic "Dream Team"

So for anyone, like myself, who was hoping that Senators Clinton and Obama could put this campaign behind them and work together for the future of America -- Don't Hold Your Breath.


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Obama: Clinton trying to 'hoodwink' voters with VP talk -
2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com

By Scott Helman, Globe Staff

Senator Barack Obama today ridiculed recent suggestions by Hillary Clinton and her top supporters that he might make a good running mate as part of a so-called Democratic dream team for the general election.

For starters, Obama said, he has won twice as many states as Clinton, secured the most delegates, and captured a larger share of the overall popular vote to date.

"If I was in second place right now, I'd understand it," he said at a town hall meeting in Mississippi, where 33 delegates are at stake in Tuesday's primary. "But I'm in first place right now."

Obama, arguing that Clinton's campaign was trying to "hoodwink" voters into casting ballots for her, said it made no sense for the New York senator and her backers, after weeks of trying to portray him as unprepared to be commander-in-chief, to suddenly be talking him up for a role that would put him one heartbeat away from the presidency.