"I'm Bob Graham and I represent the un-electable (my emphasis) wing of the Democratic Party."
We forgot about this tidbit:
In June, Dean dismissed Graham's presidential candidacy, saying he wasn't a "major" rival for the nomination, though Dean later said he was sorry for the remark.
But then there's this:
Later Dean said, in reference to a question about a running mate, "I'm going to pick somebody with defense and foreign policy experience.... The fact is, it's a resume problem. I need to plug that hole in my resume. And I am going to do that with my running mate" Graham could certainly help Dean there. After all, Graham was the former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
In some ways, Dean, should he get the nomination, will have limited options. He'll want to "plug the hole" in his resume by tapping someone with foreign policy experience, but he'll also, no doubt, want someone who opposed the war in Iraq. Considering all the mileage Dean has gotten out of the war, he can't very well turn around and pick a running mate who supported the invasion.
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Dean would be safe with a Lewis pick, Lewis didn't support the war did he? But then Lewis doesn't come with 27 electoral votes.
I shoulda asked Santa Claus for a Dean/Clark ticket, now that would be fun!
