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It's Obama-Clinton in 2012

Year's 'most admired' man and woman could run together: Robert Reich

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 29, 2011 1:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Robert Reich may have "absolutely no inside information," but the former labor secretary is making an educated guess as to the 2012 Democratic ticket: It'll be President Obama and Hillary Clinton, Reich writes on his blog. "Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic base that’s been disillusioned with his cave-ins to regressive Republicans. Hillary Clinton on the ticket can do that," he notes. Echoing Jonathan Alter, Reich suggests that Joe Biden would love to be secretary of state.

Putting Clinton on the ticket would also turn the focus away from the economy—a big plus, given the "better than even chance we'll be back in a recession"—and put it on the administration's successful foreign policy. An Obama-Clinton ticket would also combine Gallup's "most admired" man and woman this year. On top of all that, Clinton would become the frontrunner for the Dems in 2016, which could help the party hold the presidency for 12 years, Reich notes.

U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as he announces that she will travel to Myanmar, on the sidelines of the ASEAN and East Asia summit in Nusa Dua, on the... (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend a meeting with the European Union delegation at the White House, on November 28, 2011. (Getty Images)

President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on November 28, 2011 during a summit in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Getty Images)

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backpath2

Jan 9, 2012 6:19 AM CST

Reverse the order on the ticket, and it might be worth a look. Obama as VP, relegated to obscurity, would be a fitting end to an inglorious career. Ms. Clinton may be no prize, but she's got a lot more horsepower than Obama.

ReasonInTimesOfRage

Dec 31, 2011 5:57 AM CST

Hello all! I'm new here, and I must say, from reading much of the comments on here, each "side" posts are devoid of much logic, and seem to want to bash the other "side" - which, in the end, gets nothing (worthwhile) done. I hope to find others on here that can debate without the pettiness and partisanship that plagues this nation - and the world. I hope I can do so. Happy New Year to all!

Jingo

Dec 30, 2011 3:48 PM CST

Obama has been doing the exact opposite of what Bob Reich has been suggesting for three years now.

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