Posted on 06/15/2004 8:01:18 AM PDT by rface
JOHN KERRY wanted Arizona Senator John McCain, a charismatic Republican, as his running mate. It's funny that the man who will be the Democratic presidential nominee is searching for charisma in a running mate, because his party could not stand the idea of Howard Dean, a charismatic Democrat, topping the ticket in November.
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A June 8-9 national poll taken by Opinion Dynamcs Corp. for Fox News provides food for thought regarding a Kerry-Dean ticket. Overall, a Kerry-Dean ticket garnered support from 45 percent compared with 44 percent for Bush-Cheney. In the so-called battleground states, Kerry-Dean beat Bush-Cheney 48-42. The poll defines battleground states as: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The old conventional wisdom about a vice presidential candidate concludes that the best pick is the one who can deliver the electoral votes of his or her home state on Election Day. That is what keeps names like retiring Missouri congressman Richard Gephardt and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack in the mix. Neither excites, and one is virtually unknown beyond the corn belt. Dean's constituency is bigger than a single state. It's a movement synonymous with change and excitement.
But excitement from the left scares the middle. The middle is where Kerry thinks he wants to be in an election that has come to be defined as Bush versus not Bush. It's too bad a party has to lose its heart and soul to put a body in the White House.
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I'm all for that!
They sold their soul a looooooong time ago.
Yeaahhgghh!
Dang! Tie!
How 'bout Kerry/Gore? The Pout and Shout ticket.
He's the next best thing from John McCain.
I dunno....I'm not sure that Kerry would have Dean upstage him all of the time....does anyone here believe that Kerry can effectively muzzle Howard Dean?
I still think John McCain's ego wouldn't let him refuse if asked. All of the denials are merely cover, IMHO....
Kerry/Dean....I love it, but I think it would be even better if it were......Kerry/Kennedy!!
I'm in favor of Teresa kicking the gigolo out and taking the candidacy over for herself. She sounds like a mover and shaker.
Nice slogan too.
"Kerry/Dean gets their clock cleaned"
Kerry must pick someone that doesn't overshadow him in energy and charisma.
Talk about narrowing the field!
I think that leaves either Nelson of Florida or Vilsack of Iowa. Both appear to be walking dead and even that might be not enough.
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