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br> Re: The Washington Prowler's An Offer Kerry Can't Refuse : /p> p>How appropriate a headline. Hillary and Bill are, indeed, mafia-like figures who all but proclaim their deity as they try to get their hands into everything. Hillary will run for president -- and beyond -- and will attempt to strongarm her agenda. br> -- Jeff Schicke br> Wharton, New Jersey /p>

Anything's possible, but I don't see Kerry as suicidal enough to put Hillary on the ticket, knowing the galvanizing effect this would have on the GOP faithful.

In a nation so evenly divided, turnout will be everything. Currently, the Democrats are motivated by personal dislike for the President and a desire to "get back" at the GOP for "stealing" the 2000 election. On the other hand, right now, there are concerns that President Bush's base is demoralized over ill-conceived policies such as amnesty for illegal aliens and deficit spending on social programs and, as a result, won't go to the polls.

As such, Kerry has to be counting on a motivated Democrat base and a demoralized GOP base to win the election. As noted above, given the President's turn to the left, that is a real possibility.

However, if Kerry picks Hillary for the VP slot, all bets are off. Nothing would motivate the GOP base to vote like having Hillary on the Democrat ticket. And putting Hillary on the ticket wouldn't do much to motivate the already-motivated Democrats.

p>Kerry, by all accounts, is no fool. And only a fool would run with Hillary as his VP choice in this election. br> --

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