Obama and Clinton to Campaign in Unity

Update: Further details on Hillary Clinton's first campaign appearance with Barack Obama were released today by the Obama campaign. Via email:
FRIDAY: Senators Clinton and Obama to Campaign Together in Town of Unity, New Hampshire

Candidates received 107 votes apiece in Granite State town

CHICAGO, IL- Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama announced today that they will hold a "Unite for Change" Rally this Friday in Unity, New Hampshire. Both candidates received exactly 107 votes in the western New Hampshire town in the primary.
That's a nice bit of symmetry there. This will be an important event to watch.

The Obama campaign sent out the following press release this morning, via email:
Chicago, IL – Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton announced today that they will campaign together on Friday, June 27th. Further details to be announced soon.
That's it, that's the whole thing. Remember, you heard it here first.

Why the tease? That's not the usual MO. Does this portend, um, I don't know, a (echo-y voice) DREAM TICKET?!?!?

Time will tell, but you can keep checking back here for details as they are released. At the very least, their first stump appearance together will give us some clues.

How awkward will Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's first stump together be?



Since the noise from the "Den-ver, Den-ver!" set has died down, the urgency for Obama to announce a running mate is pretty much gone. As long as he is doing so well against McCain, he's much better off waiting until the convention. There's no sense in wasting a bounce when he doesn't need one.

Hence, there's not much chance of a "Dream Ticket" announcement coming next Friday, but I will be interested to see if Hillary Clinton goes after McCain like he's a pit bull trainer in a suit made of pork chops.

Falling short of that doesn't necessarily mean that she's taking a dive so she can run in Aught-twelve, as many cynics think. Obama is campaigning very strongly now on policies, so it might just mean that they're waiting to see the whites of his eyes before they unleash hell.

Either way, it figures to be some kind of fun, especially when Hillary walks past the "Den-ver! Den-ver!" contingent and has to kind of shush them. AWK-ward!

Update: Before you make a comment here, check out Wonkette's take on this, and go yell at them. Or just copy and paste it both places.

My favorite part was this:
As we type this, Keith Olbermann is furiously scribbling a 45-minute Special Comment about how Barack Obama has ruined America and Democracy, and has he no sense of decency Sir, &c., while simultaneously wanking into an old sock.

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