'Dream Ticket' an Unlikely Nightmare

The champagne was barely uncorked at Barack Obama victory parties before Hillary Clinton's backers were pushing for her as veep choice, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the so-called "dream ticket" is looking unlikely. Dems on both sides point to a host of complications that could arise—especially when Bill Clinton and his undisclosed business dealings are thrown into the equation.

"The more this gets vetted the less likely it becomes," a top Obama adviser said. The candidate himself, who may not make his veep choice until August, said both sides should relax. "She needs to catch her breath. I need to catch mine," he told NBC. "I think all our supporters need to just sit back and let things sink in." (More vice president stories.)