Hillary knows this and that is why she is hinting so blatently that she would accept the #2 spot.

I don't think Obama will choose her though for various reasons...So he is likely to choose someone else who is a female...

The question is who?

Do the Democrats have a woman who is more middle of the road than Hillary Clinton???

That would be the ideal candidate for Obama to choose.

Hillary want's the #2 spot badly...Especially as the realization is setting in that her taking #1 might destroy or at least fragment the party.

In 8 years, after being VP for Obama, Clinton can claim to be the: Most Qualified Person Ever to run for the Presidency. Now all she needs to do is convince Obama's camp that she will be a real asset to them (She'll need to quarantee that she won't back-stab him at a later date--An agreement the Obama camp would be stupid to accept because the Clinton's can't keep it)