I’ve been thinking about another potential dream ticket for the Democrats in 2008.
Don’t get me wrong, Hillary/Obama or Obama/Hillary would be awesome. But in case they Hillary and Barack can’t put aside their differences, here’s another possibility:
Oprah/Obama ‘08
or it could just as easily be
Obama/Oprah ‘08
In any case, my slogan for them is “O2 in ‘08 - a breath of fresh air”. (Not bad, if I do say so myself.)
Why O2 in ‘08? Because everyone loves Oprah. And the more people know him, the more people like Obama.
Which is not to say that the more people know him the more they like him. It’s a fine distinction, but an important one. It’s been said (and been said by people way smarter than I) that Obama’s playing a tight game. He’s doing all the wooing and saying all the right things … but he’s also taking care not to say any of the wrong things.
Here’s his official position on the issues. You’ll notice that there’s nothing there about abortion. (And strangely, there’s no search function on that site, so one can’t search the Senator’s official site for his “official” position on a very important issue.) However, you can do a Google search and find various oblique references to Obama’s Pro-Choice position.
But that’s not my main point. My main point about the O2 in ‘08 ticket is that it would freakin’ RAWK! Yeah, yeah, they’re both from Illinois so the technically can’t be on the same ticket, but that’s why Cheney moved to Wyoming (damn that pesky 12th Amendment). He was from Texas but that’s where Ivy League Bush wanted to go to be more folksy. So, Oprah’s got houses (estates?) in CA and NY and maybe someplace else so it wouldn’t be too difficult to pull a Slick Dick around that issue.
Oh yeah … let’s get back to the O2 ticket. Oprah is Oprah. She’s beloved by millions. She’ll make you laugh, she’ll make you cry, she’ll give you things from “Oprah’s favorite things” list. I think the reason she’s so popular is because she’s got mad EQ (that’s Emotional Quotient, y’all). She has this amazing ability to connect with millions of people in a very intimate and personal way. Okay, yeah I heart Oprah. I can’t catch her every day (you know that whole work thing), but if I’m flipping through the channel and she’s on I’ll stop and get sucked in for a spell.
As for Obama, to hear him is to love him. Those of you who remember his speech at the Democratic Convention in 2004 know of which I speak. That skinny black kid blew my socks away. If you’ve got some time, it’s worth a watch. Part 1 and Part 2. Obama’s got as much charisma as Oprah’s got EQ.
My completely uninformed guess is that she would take about 75% of the woman vote. And O2 would take 99% of the black vote and 80% of the other minority vote. And even if they take only 40% of the white male vote their landslide with other demographics would take them all the way to 1600.
Who’s ready for some fresh air?
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