Davis Circulating Hillary Veep Petition

Longtime Bill and Hillary Clinton supporter Lanny Davis has already begun circulating a petition urging Barack Obama to put Hillary Clinton on a the ticket.

“Both you and Senator Clinton during this campaign have demonstrated strengths in different segments of the electorate and in different parts of the country,” Davis writes in the petition, posted on Women for Fair Politics.

“The more than 17 million Democrats who supported her at the polls and who, in combination with your more than 17 million supporters, would form the base of a successful presidential campaign in the November election.”

The full letter is below the jump.

June 4, 2008

Petition to:

Senator Barack Obama

Dear Senator Obama,

We write you because we believe it is very important for the Democrats to win back the presidency in 2008. To do so, we must field the strongest possible ticket for the Democratic Party. We believe the 2008 election could be close. And your selection of a vice presidential candidate may make the difference between victory and defeat.

We write to urge you to select Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to be your choice for vice president because we believe that she would be, by far, the most qualified and strongest candidate to be your running mate.

Both you and Senator Clinton during this campaign have demonstrated strengths in different segments of the electorate and in different parts of the country. Together, you you stand the best chance of making U.S. history not once but twice — the first African American president and the first female vice president since the founding of our great nation.

We know this is ultimately your decision on who is be your running mate. But with the greatest respect, we ask you to select Senator Clinton in recognition of the more than 17 million Democrats who supported her at the polls and who, in combination with your more than 17 million supporters, would form the base of a successful presidential campaign in the November election.

Sincerely,

“Hillary for Veep ’08 Committee”

Lanny J. Davis
Washington, D.C.