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Don't Be Henpecked, Obama

She doesn't want the No. 2 job, writes Dowd. She wants you to lose.

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 4, 2008 9:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – "What does Hillary want?" Hillary Clinton asked rhetorically last night at her rally in New York. Still a good question, writes Maureen Dowd, since apparently she's not going away anytime soon. Having given her surrogates the green light to push for an Obama-Clinton ticket, the New York Times columnist asks why Hillary is promoting herself for the vice-presidency—"a job she's already had and doesn't want again."

Two theories have traction among Clinton watchers: either she's putting on a show to position herself for 2012 in case of an Obama loss, or she's really banking on an RFK-style tragedy to bring her to the Oval Office. Either way, writes Dowd, Obama must resist or end up like Walter Mondale: a battle-scarred candidate "henpecked" into choosing a female running mate, who went down to a crushing defeat.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband Bill Clinton take the stage a rally in New York, Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband Bill Clinton take the stage a rally in New York, Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during her South Dakota and Montana primary night event in New York, Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during her South Dakota and Montana primary night event in New York, Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Hillary Rodham Clinton listens as billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks at a 2007 fundraiser to support her presidential bid in New York.
Hillary Rodham Clinton listens as billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks at a 2007 fundraiser to support her presidential bid in New York.   (AP Photo)
Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign at the Iowa state fairgrounds in Des Moines in 2007.
Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign at the Iowa state fairgrounds in Des Moines in 2007.   (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)
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