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Yesterday and today in New York City, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton came together for a series of fundraisers. Reports from these events show what we both know—the firepower of Senator Obama and Senator Clinton on stage, together, would blow away the Republicans and lead us toward a brighter future. Reporters are already writing about what they think of Hillary on the ticket, and we think they should hear what you and I have to say.

The Virginia freshman Senator is Shermanesque in removing himself from the running.

Says in statement: “Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate…Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for Vice President.”

Some keen observers believe Webb was not actually being seriously considered.

Obama-Clinton ticket could win 

The third time was the charm. After failing her first chance to throw her support to Barack Obama and holding her nose the second time, Hillary Clinton finally aced the loyalty test.

Her winning audition with Obama in New Hampshire revives the only question that matters: Is she going to be his running mate?

My bet a month ago was that he shouldn't and wouldn't make the offer. Now I'm not sure. Clinton's Friday performance adds to my growing belief the dream ticket is an on-again possibility.

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A new push from VoteBoth.com: The grassroots campaign kicks it to another level on Thursday, with an e-mail set to go out to the more than 35,000 signers of the "dream ticket" petition, urging them to post video appeals to Obama's search team on behalf of Sen. Clinton. A VoteBoth-er tells ABC: "We've been making the case in terms on hard metrics . . . and this is going to be a more personal look at why there is so much support behind the idea of a 'dream ticket.' "

The case for an Obama-Clinton ticket, also known as, you got any better ideas?

Click here to send a letter to Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder to tell them why an Obama-Clinton ticket is the way to win!

They're called "dream tickets" because teaming top rivals is seen as a way to unite the party, and the Kennedy-Johnson ticket generally is cited as a model. This year, buzz centers on whether Obama will pick New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic rival who ended her primary campaign Saturday. A website called VoteBoth.com, boosted by Clinton supporters, promotes the idea.

History suggests an Obama-Clinton ticket could work.
By David Greenberg
Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 7:00 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton tells New York lawmakers she is open to being Barack Obama's vice presidential candidate.

Clinton says she's open to being Obama's VP 
 
Jun 3 03:36 PM US/Eastern
By BETH FOUHY and DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers

Salazarian Tea Leaves
03 Jun 2008 10:44 am

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) has been trying to broker a joint endorsement of Sen. Obama by most of the remaining undecided Senate superdelegates.

(a) he tells the Rocky Mountain News that Senators with whom he met yesterday did not agree on a joint endorsement.

(b) he is very much in favor of a joint ticket, as are other Senators.

By Sam Youngman  

The political environment within the Democratic Party has changed significantly, which could back Democratic front-runner Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) into a corner and force him to select his rival as his running mate.

FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ENDORSES DREAM TICKET
 
WASHINGTON, DC--Karen Thurman, chairwoman of Florida’s state Democratic Party yesterday endorsed an Obama-Clinton “dream ticket.”

“I still think they should band together,” Thurman said. “They’re both so historic and inspiring - the first woman and the first African-American - and it almost seems like they owe it to each other.”

By Alex Bolton

Posted: 05/23/08 02:36 PM [ET]

A growing number of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) most prominent supporters are calling on Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to put her on the Democratic ticket.

While Clinton trounced Obama in this week’s Kentucky primary and is still making the argument that she should top the Democratic ticket, top allies have talked Clinton up as a vice presidential candidate.

Veteran Presidential Campaign Strategist Jerry Crawford Calls for Unity Ticket, Praises VoteBoth.com

DES MOINES, IA--Veteran Democratic Party leader Jerry Crawford today endorsed a “dream ticket” with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, saying it is time for the Party to unite regardless of who wins the nomination. “This election is more important than Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton,” Crawford said. “For the sake of our Party and our country, Barack and Hillary need to take a hard look at running together.”

WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to reports of exit polling data on Democratic voter polarization in Kentucky this evening, VoteBoth.com spokesman Sam Arora issued the following statement:

“Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have pumped their supporters up to stratospheric levels, and it is going to take some effort to bring everyone back together. When the primary election dust settles, today’s polarization will become tomorrow’s strength and unity if they run together on a ‘dream ticket.’”

May 20, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Atlanta), who was once for Hillary Clinton but is now for Barack Obama, has become the latest to argue for a “dream ticket” that puts the two together.

By O.Kay Henderson
One of Hillary Clinton's key Iowa backers says the best option for Democrats may be a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket in November. Jerry Crawford, a Des Moines attorney, has been involved the campaigns of the last five Democratic presidential nominees and he's Midwest cochair of Clinton's campaign.

by FOXNews.com
May 14, 2008

Hillary Clinton’s chances at being the Democratic Party nominee are fading — even with her landslide win in West Virginia Tuesday — but Democratic voters and Clinton supporters are keeping the concept of a “dream ticket” pairing with Barack Obama very much alive.

From CNN's Emily Sherman

(CNN)-Governor Ed Rendell's name has recently come up as a potential running mate for Barack Obama, but the Pennslyvania Governor said Wednesday, why settle for a Clinton supporter when you can have the real deal.

Rendell, who has encouraged the New York Senator to 'stay the course,' despite calls for her to end her campaign, said Wednesday she may not win the nomination — but should be on the ticket either way.

WASHINGTON, DC--Former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo today endorsed the idea of a Democratic “dream ticket.”

“Look, what we want more than anything is to win, and to win you're going to need all the votes she gets and you don't,” said Cuomo, addressing his comments to Senator Obama during an appearance on CNN’s The Situation Room.  “The best way to do it is to invite her on the ticket. If, in fact, at the end of process you win, which it looks like you might very well, then why not add her to the ticket?”

WASHINGTON, DC--In response to the release of exit polling data from West Virginia this evening, VoteBoth.com founder Adam Parkhomenko issued the following statement:

“The strong polarization we’re seeing in swing states like West Virginia can be transformed into Democratic Party unity if Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton run together on a ‘dream ticket.’  We recognize that they are both focused on winning the primaries right now, but we are glad that both campaigns are leaving the door open to running together.”

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On Tuesday a bunch of Hillaryites launched "Voteboth.com" to push the idea of a "Dream Ticket" of both Clinton and Obama … again. "We figure why have a nominee who has won 51.1 percent of the vote when you can have a ticket of both of them who have won 100 percent of the Democratic vote?" Voteboth.com spokesman Sam Arora said.

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The notion of a Democratic "dream team" uniting to face Republican White House contender John McCain has resurfaced amid increasing calls for Hillary Clinton to abandon her presidential bid.

But even though Clinton herself hinted at such a possibility two months ago, her campaign now insists she has no interest in being vice president and will fight until she beats surging rival Barack Obama for the Democratic party nod.

Hillary Supporters Launch Site Hoping To Unite Democratic Party, Put Another Clinton In White House
Obama Still Mum On Sharing Ticket With Rival

Marcia Kramer, NEW YORK (CBS) ― Hillary Clinton may be down, but don't count her out just yet.

She lost the North Carolina primary on Tuesday night to Barack Obama and narrowly won Indiana. Now her supporters are trying to build support for a so-called "Dream Ticket" of Obama and Clinton.

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes
appear to be fading, some Democrats are talking about the possibility of Barack
Obama taking Clinton on as his vice presidential running mate.

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama just got through assaulting each other a few hours ago over delegates from Indiana and North Carolina. And now a bunch of Clinton supporters are pushing the idea of a "unity ticket" featuring both of them.

How likely does that seem right now?

But wait! They don't have to decide that right now. It's a long time until Denver in August. Several geological ages in this political cycle.

**YouTube: Former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. Calls For Unity Ticket**

06 May 2008 10:32 pm

The Hillaryites who founded VoteBoth are pushing forward. Here's their statement on tonight's results.

HAROLD FORD, JR. ENDORSES UNITY TICKET
Obama Calls for Unity, Opens Door to Idea

per Marc Ambinder:

On MSNBC.

"I think it's something that this party is going to have to think very seriously about in the next few weeks."

Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.

Washington Wire is still filing this idea under “Not Gonna Happen” but hopeful Democrats everywhere can find a renewed effort to get rival Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to stop fighting and get on the ticket at VoteBoth.com.

By Adam Parkhomenko

The Democratic race is too close to call. It is entirely possible that the losing candidate will be supported by 49% of the voters and the delegates. It is also possible that one candidate could win the popular vote but lose the delegate contest. Amidst all this uncertainty, one thing is clear: the candidate who wins will win by a nose.

"Clinton-Obama '08," a unity ticket organization started by ex-Hillary vets, re-filed last week (and unveiled itself yesterday afternoon) as "Vote Both." Says founder Adam Parkhomenko, “originally my goal was to have a place for Clinton-Obama supporters (in that order) to organize,” but now the org's mock banner alternates between reading "Clinton-Obama" and "Obama-Clinton." There aren't any Obama people involved with the project yet, but they "invite everyone to join."

An Internet petition drive designed to encourage the idea of a presidential ticket featuring Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) -- in that order -- is reorganizing itself to support the idea of either senator serving as the nominee.

It's looking more and more like wishful thinking the way the race is going.

But those Democrats who pine for the so-called dream ticket of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton now have somewhere semi-official to go on the web.