The republicans have been focused on the fact the Obama did not pick Hillary since his announcement. They have been trying to make a play for those disgruntled Hillary voters since the Democratic convention. By selecting Sarah Palin, republicans feel they have made a serious play for the Hillary voters while at the same time courting the all-important fundie vote. Hillary can immediately change this and secure the presidency for Barack Obama. How?
Hillary should announce that she will run for Senate Majority Leader. This will do several things:
- Change the dialog immediately from Palin to Clinton.
- Pundits will begin discussing how Hillary may have told Barack not choose her. They will debate whether or not this was her plan all along and how the Senate Majority Leader wields more power than the vice presidency.
3.Hillary will get news coverage where she will continously push for Obama. She will let voters know that with her leading the senate and Obama the president, change will happen. This unstoppable team will bring the reform that Washington and America needs.
- It will end the right wing using Hillary in their ads. If the conversation changes from "he passed her over" to "she never wanted it (VP)" the Hillary argument is gone.
I realize that Harry Reid will be the sacrificial lamb here. However, I do believe that Hillary will be an excellent majority leader and will be more effective than Reid.