Cart Before the Horse

As Barack Obama wins yet another caucus state over the weekend (Wyoming), the talk of a Clinton-Obama ticket gets louder. It now looks like the primary promoters of this idea are....the Clintons themselves. Think about it. Hillary drops he hint twice, then Bill says such a ticket would be unstoppable. 

There's only one problem with their wishful thinking. Obama leads both in delegates and the popular vote. As one media maven eloquently put it, Hillary Clinton is trying to con someone into buying a house she doesn't own. That about sums it up, but the question lingers...why?

There are several possible answers. Floating the so called dream ticket with Senator Clinton at the top gives the impression she's the front runner when actually, she's not. The scenario is also aimed, not so subtly, at the superdelegates. If she can convince them this ticket has the best chance of beating John McCain in November, she could move some of the 345 uncommitted bigwigs to her corner. In addition, someone in the Clinton camp has done the math, and knows nothing short of a landslide in Pennsylvania next month won't help her much.

I guess the Clinton camp figures it's worth a try. To his credit, Barack Obama isn't taking the bait. He says it's premature to talk about a November ticket, and he's right. He also knows the chances of Hillary taking the number two spot with him at the top are slim and none. 

So the Democrats brawl on for the next six weeks or so, hoping (one figures) against hope one candidate emerges before the national convention in August.

So much for dreams, and tickets.