Posted by Donald J. Trump on 3/13/2008 at 6:55 AM

Posted in Leadership

With the Democratic presidential nomination far from decided, the candidates were jockeying a little bit recently, talking about a “dream ticket.”

Hillary Clinton said she’d consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she’s nowhere near a shoo-in. For his part, Obama said he’s just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and I think she’d make a great president or vice-president.)

It’s interesting to see what the candidates are doing. They’re playing the same kind of power games that you see in any kind of business environment.

Sometimes if you project a powerful attitude then the people around you can’t help but pick up on it too. It’s great positioning and it often works.

It’ll be interesting to see, however, if it works in the political arena. A lot of people think a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton pairing would be a dream pairing for the November election. But for that to happen, one of them has to willingly agree to be Number Two.

Until then, keep an eye on all the power games and maneuvering. It will reveal a lot about who might one day sit in the Oval Office.