Obama and the “Team of Rivals”
November 15, 2008
I love the Hillary Clinton/”Team of Rivals” stuff. One of my favorite books, writ large on the public stage.
Let’s go the extra mile. I was asked “who’d be Chase?,” so I thought I would try my hand at filling out the entire team of rivals. Here goes:
Obama — Lincoln, natch. Not the first choice of his party at the start of the nominating process (that would be Seward, and how juicy is it that the “obvious choice” now is the one who may wind up filling the Seward role?) but the guy who was victorious at the end.
Clinton — Seward. But will she hang in the Prez’s digs with him in the evenings, sipping brandy and smoking cigars? Hmmm, doubt it.
Bates — I figure Joe Lieberman for this. Bates was the older, so-called “moderate” who really wasn’t a Republican and whose politics would have destroyed the party.
Chase — Al Gore, hands down. Brains, but with a brainy and not politically or socially adept view of the election borne in large part from being above/beyond the fray. But he still comes out OK with an important job (Supreme Court Justice), as I imagine Al Gore will, even if maybe it’s not this job. Not sure who’d play his charming first-lady-in-waiting daughter Kate. Evidence is not necessarily to the contrary , just not convincing that his daughters could run the country.
Yes, I know I am being historically inaccurate, as Lincoln’s rivals contended for the same nomination as him, but I hope you all will give me some license.
Stanton — McCain? I guess we’ll see on Monday.
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