Clinton/Obama = Blair/Brown ?

[big bad fab]

What about a secret agreement between Clinton and Obam, like the one between Blair and Brown in 1994 ?

She takes the presidency in January 2009, with Obama as VP, but serves only one term, pledging to let Obama take the White House in January 2013, with her as VP or anything else.

But, of course, she does not respect the agreement and there is a 3-way race, with Romney winning a plurality of votes (with Palin or Jindal or Crist as running mate).

More a "what if" than a projection, I have to concede.... But rather funny.

[MarkWarner08]

The Clintons view dealmaking with enemies the same way Grover Norquist treats bipartisanship.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/bivens_outrage?pid=699

[big bad fab]

Maybe she'll be forced to break a deal, since she craves for power and Obama has a little momentum and some good races ahead.

I admit it's not very probable....!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Blair and Brown never actually ran against each other. That's why there was a "secret" agreement. A better comparision might, perhaps, be with the relationship between Chrétien and Martin (though I feel bad about implicitally comparing either Clinton or Obama to Martin...). They ran against each other. And it was nasty (in some respects nastier than anything we've seen from this years race so far. Though there's still time).

[afleitch]

If anything, Clinton/Obama is more like Brown/Cameron despite being from two opposing camps.

Brown was 'frontrunner' by default and was the party choice. The public took to him, and then he tanked (something Clinton has yet to do) when both his political style and his personal attitude began to turn off the voters. Cameron was seen as the young political lightweight. He got support and trust despite having few policies to begin with. These have been fleshed out as time progressed. Cameron makes direct moves into his opponents territory on poverty etc and makes some noises his own party didn't take to at first.

It was whispered and is now seen as close to the mark that David Cameron supports Obama. Perhaps not over the GOP field but he certainly has interest in him; an 'Obamacon'

[Nutmeg]

a 3-way race, with Romney winning a plurality of votes

what

[Kalimantan]

If anything, Clinton/Obama is more like Brown/Cameron despite being from two opposing camps.

Brown was 'frontrunner' by default and was the party choice. The public took to him, and then he tanked (something Clinton has yet to do) when both his political style and his personal attitude began to turn off the voters. Cameron was seen as the young political lightweight. He got support and trust despite having few policies to begin with. These have been fleshed out as time progressed. Cameron makes direct moves into his opponents territory on poverty etc and makes some noises his own party didn't take to at first.

It was whispered and is now seen as close to the mark that David Cameron supports Obama. Perhaps not over the GOP field but he certainly has interest in him; an 'Obamacon'

No no no no no. Obama is a breath of fresh air, an embodiment of hope to sweep away the Bush years. Cameron? classic old-school tory who turns people off as much as he inspires. The only comparison is that he is a better speaker than Brown, but please don't compare him to Obama