(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-05-08 10:48

Is it a dream?

Some Democratic insiders are skeptical.

A Democratic strategist who supports Clinton, and who believes her candidacy is now doomed, doubted it would make sense for either side for her to be Obama's running mate.

"I think if Clinton were the nominee she'd have no one else to pick but Obama," the strategist said. "But from Obama's perspective, his argument is about change, I think he'd be better off picking someone else."

From Clinton's perspective, the Democrat added, "I don't know for her political future if it's all that useful to be vice president. I think she can have an enormous influence in the Senate over a long period of time."

A former Clinton White House aide wondered if Obama would want to bring the former first lady and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, back into the White House.

The official said since New York Sen. Clinton had conducted a far-reaching attempt to change the US health care system as first lady, she would be expecting similarly big tasks as vice president.

"She's been a formidable opponent thus far. Can you imagine, with the proximity in the West Wing of the vice president's office to the Oval Office? I think she would be in there quite a bit," the official said.

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