Even though Super Tuesday did not determine who will be the presidential candidates for the major parties, the question of who will be vice president is becoming more important. The Republican race has consolidated. It is not so much that Mike Huckabee will drop out, but the fact that he may be the leading vice presidential candidate. He can give McCain the missing conservative support he needs to win. Although both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are both very strong, their vice presidential candidate will play a significant role in winning the general election.

After McCain’s victories on Super Tuesday has marginalized Romney’s chances of winning the nomination. Although Huckabee has surprisingly won some primaries, it will not be enough to secure the nomination. The chance that we will have a McCain/Huckabee ticket for the Republicans are very high.

The results for the Democrats on this Super Tuesday still do not show who can win the Democratic nomination. It does not change the fact that one of the two will be the presidential candidate. The big question then is which vice presidential candidate will complete their tickets? It is very unlikely that they will run together. Hillary Clinton will not settle for being vice president under Barack Obama. I also do not think that Obama will play second fiddle to Hillary. Edwards is still the favorite for the VP. What kind of chances, though, will a Clinton/Edwards or Obama/Edwards ticket have?

If Hillary wins the nomination, she will have to somehow gain the support of the Obama supporters, which will be very difficult for her. John Edwards as vice presidential candidate will not accomplish this. If Obama wins, he could use John Edwards to win over former Hillary supporters. Many influential Clinton supporters though may not warm up to a Obama/Edwards ticket.

That’s the biggest problem facing the Democrats. Although both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are very strong candidates, they are strong for very different reasons. They have caused a record turnout in the primaries, but when one of them is no longer in the race, the Democrats will lose a very important locomotive in mobilizing democratic voters. To secure a Democratic victory in November, this question must be solved.

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