Since there have been fluttering news articles that Obama has, in fact, won the Democratic nomination for president, but that Clinton will not completely succeed the post to him. I may not completely understand where this is going but for reference please see the following articles:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_el_pr/primary_rdp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080603/pl_politico/10797
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080603/pl_cq_politics/politics2887025
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_el_pr/governors_next_president_2;_ylt=An_Ej8AbdY2tuDfPptrfqpph24cA