For 17 months, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton went toe to toe to become the Democratic Parties Presidential nominee and on June 3, 2008, it all came to an end with Obama clinching the nomination. However the repairing of the party is now why both Senators will be seen together more than usual on this campaign trial. Thus the unity tour began this week with both of them bringing their biggest fundraising donors to a reception that both Obama and Clinton hosted. Secondly they went to Unity, New Hampshire for a more public occasion where they shared a stage and praised each other for the hard work both of them have been doing.
Obama said that Clinton is the type of fighter that America needs and the Democratic Party is thankful for. While Clinton said that Obama is the type of President who will bring about change and that is the difference between McCain's candidacy and Obama. Both gave each other major compliments but it still seemed all too unreal for some. While many political experts and news outlets said the speeches were good but the body language seemed less real than real and the reality is that Obama and Clinton have not resolved all their issues. Obama and Clinton's body language still suggest that they are not as friendly as they wanted to be as the unity campaign began.
While Obama hopes that the polls continue to trend in his favor over the next couple of weeks so that appearances with Senator Clinton will only be appearances like this one and not as her as his Vice Presidential running mate. However for Hillary, she would welcome the V.P. job but isn't begging for it. Thus Obama and Clinton both must understand that this unity tour is only the beginning for both of them as they march toward November. They need to develop a better chemistry on stage with one another, much like the chemistry they developed at the end of each debate where they embraced each other and looked like a happy couple to a degree that just made up after fighting. Barack and Hillary need each other in order to help the Democratic Party grow.
At the same time, Obama needs both the Clinton's but today's unity with Hillary is the beginning of bringing the Clinton's into the fold of Obama's candidacy for the Presidency. One can believe that when Obama and the Clinton's share a stage that it will feel like a Beatle's concert and hundreds of millions of people will come to see that event no matter where it is. If Obama wants to win in November than bring the Clinton's with you to an event every week or two weeks and watch as the crowds grow and the more people who will get registered to vote due to the star power that all three of them possess.
Time will tell how Obama utilizes the Clintons but one thing is needed for future events and that's a natural chemistry that Kerry and Edwards had and Clinton and Gore had. I know Hillary is not Barack's running mate but in order for real unity to be possessed than they need to develop a better chemistry on stage with their body language so that more people will be willing to buy into a unified Democratic Party. Right now the verdict is still out despite what Hillary and Barack said this week because their body language said something totally different than what their mouths said.
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