Politics | Barack Obama Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says But Bill, 'always a president,' makes choice 'complicated' By Sam Biddle Posted Jul 12, 2008 6:26 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., on Obama's campaign charter jet in Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Barack Obama told a donor this week that he may still invite Hillary Clinton on the ticket, but worries husband Bill might crowd the White House. "He said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always a president," the donor told the Los Angeles Times. She said she pressed Obama because she believes the media and the Democratic Party have treated Clinton unfairly. Read These Next A Cape Cod car theft didn't go as planned. He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. NASA has completed its first medical evacuation. Trump says food costs are down, but grocery bills suggest otherwise. Report an error