hillary

I posted about this around the time we heard whispers about Hillary becoming Secretary of State, but I can’t help but post it again…

Some think it was back in December ‘07.

Are you a Hillary supporter who’s furious that Obama picked an old white guy for his Veep instead of the former First Lady?

Then this ad is for you…

The title of the article is “Hillary gets stiffed,” but who’s really getting stiffed here?

Hillary or the readers of Politico?

See, they “report” that an unnamed Democratic insider claims that Clinton was never asked for one single piece of paper from the VP vetting team.

Therefore, it’s assumed she was never on Obama’s short list.

More evidence of what many suspected a Hillary presidency would bring with it: Bill Clinton 2.0.

It seems like.

First her speech…which was gracious, kind and exactly what Obama needed…

Then his speech…which was deferential, magnanimous and exactly what Hillary needed…

So what now?

The negotiations of course!

Obama - 48%
McCain - 44%

Obama lost 1 and McCain gained 1, and I think we’re starting to see the post-Hillary bounce subside a bit for Obama.

Of note, this is the first time in 7 days, Obama has slipped below 49%.

The 5 day:
06/16/2008: McCain - 44%, Obama - 48%
06/15/2008: McCain - 43%, Obama - 49%
06/14/2008: McCain - 43%, Obama - 49%
06/13/2008: McCain - 44%, Obama - 49%
06/12/2008: McCain - 44%, Obama - 50%

So how are the candidates perceived by the voters?

More evidence that the Dem base is starting to solidify?

Before Hillary’s exit, the numbers looked like this…

Now they look like this…

MTP puts together some clips and makes the strongest case yet for why Hillary shouldn’t get the VP slot…and it has little to do with her own skills.

Basically, she couldn’t hold off her fellow Democrats any longer.

Now then…what’s the next chapter?