---
title: "Obama Backers Cool to Clinton as Running Mate"
description: "On the morning after Barack Obama’s historic nomination victory, attention has quickly turned to the question of possible running mates — specifically whether Obama and Hillary Clinton will join forces in a so-called “Dream Ticket.” In a survey conducted in late May (May 21-25), a majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters (53%) said they would […]"
date: "2008-06-04"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2008/06/04/obama-backers-cool-to-clinton-as-running-mate-2/"
categories:
  - "Election 2008"
  - "U.S. Elections & Voters"
---

# Obama Backers Cool to Clinton as Running Mate

On the morning after Barack Obama's historic nomination victory, attention has quickly turned to the question of possible running mates — specifically whether Obama and Hillary Clinton will join forces in a so-called "Dream Ticket." In a survey conducted in late May (May 21-25), a majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters (53%) said they would like to see Obama choose Clinton as his running mate. However, Obama supporters viewed a possible Obama-Clinton pairing as anything but a dream.

[Read the full analysis on Pewresearch.org](https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/06/04/obama-backers-cool-to-clinton-as-running-mate/)