I have to assume that Hillary and Bill know that Hillary will not be the 2008 Dem nominee. I also assume that Hillary does not want to be the VP, nor does Obama want her and her baggage and Bill and his baggage weighing down his train.
Then there is the little matter of the money. The Clintons have run up a lot of bills, including a very important one of $21 million owed to them. They also drained Hillary’s senate campaign fund.
Further, there is the Clinton endorsement. Obama must have it. He has accused Hillary of favoring McCain over himself. We wouldn’t want a little thing like money to cause a problem would we?
So, here is the deal. On June 4, after the last primary, Obama and Hillary hold a joint victory rally. Hill and Bill endorse Obama. The Obama campaign assumes, and promptly pays Hillary’s campaign debt, including that $21 million. Obama agrees that he will use the public financing in the general election, and that any surplus funds remaining after the Convention will be split between Obama and Clinton’s senatorial campaign funds.
See, there is a reason for Hillary to stay in the race.
