Bill Richardson carries a lot of national security baggage that can be exploited from his time heading Energy.
Mark Warner is a nobody and nobody knows him. Plus he is not camera friendly and he has braces. Not an image old Horse Face wants up next to his mug.
Personally, I think the one wild card that has never been mentioned and surprisingly so is Max Cleland of GA. Vietnam vet, amputee (though it is his own fault), former senator, and loved by the democratic base.
The democrats are still angry at the way they perceive he was treated by Bush and Saxby. Plus, he legitimatly would stand a chance of bringing Georgia into the Kerry column, and thus, if all other states hold from 2000, Kerry wins.
Since when did such things as "rules" bother Democrats?
Bill Richardson carries a lot of national security baggage that can be exploited from his time heading Energy.
We can safely assume the media will ignore this.
Mark Warner is a nobody and nobody knows him.
That's actually an advantage for a Democrat. The fellow who came up with the saying "familiarity breeds contempt" obviously had to work with a lot of them.
Regards, Ivan
Cleland is an interesting choice, but he wouldn't win GA for Kerry. He couldn't even win reelection as a Senate incumbent, and the Presidential race in GA leans even more GOP.