Remote. Even if they do find her caustic, liberals, Blacks, Mexicans, and fringe voters lean towards Hillary more than they lean towards Kerry because they can identify with Hillary. Most of them don't even know why.
Posted on 07/02/2004 2:20:17 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
DESPERATE MEASURES
Could it be that desperation is setting in a bit more, well, desperately in the Kerry campaign? Up till now, most political tea leaf readers had Kerry announcing his decision on vice president coming the week of July 11. But recent polling numbers may have Kerry advisers changing those plans.
According to a Kerry campaign source, Sen. John Edwards, Rep. Dick Gephardt, Gov. Tom Vilsack, Gen. Wesley Clark, and "a surprise candidate" were each contacted on Wednesday and told to be prepared for an announcement with Kerry as early as July 6. Each short-lister provided the campaign with updated contact and travel information for the July 4 weekend and afterward.
"It's accelerated. It all began happening on Wednesday," says the campaign source. "For the past week we've been told there was no decision, then all of sudden, this. We've been sifting through some cruddy poll numbers, so maybe that has something to do with it."
Cruddy indeed. New polling from a number of sources, including internal polling, has Kerry struggling and even lagging in a race that by all rights he should be leading by low double digits.
"When you factor in a president down in the 40s of approval, and a candidate that many people claim they don't know much about, there is no way we should be losing Michigan and Pennsylvania. But we are," says the Kerry adviser. "We've spent $50 million and have nothing to show for it. Not a single point."
According to the source, the thinking goes that a complete Kerry ticket out in public sooner rather than later should energize things enough in the media and the base to give Kerry the uptick his people have been waiting for.
There was no indication of who the "surprise" candidate was. "It could be Hillary. It's assumed that she has been vetted on a separate track from the others. At least that's the talk. No one here knows for sure," says the source.
Edwards was due in Boston after the July 4th holiday for campaign appearances, at least one of which was to be with Kerry.
According to a Clinton Senate staffer in New York City, late on Wednesday, a staff colleague called from the road and indicated that "the Senator may need to change some things around next week." "But we weren't told to do anything for now," says the staffer.
What about Kerry/Osama?
In time of war, both Lincoln in 1864 and Roosevelt in 1944 switched VPs to broaden the base.
That would depend. Is the cave he's currently calling home in the US?
If Kerry does it, he won't be the candidate on November 2.
You can bet on it.
If Kerry tabs Hildabeast, there's a good chance he'll lose to GWB in November. If Kerry picks Bill Ricardson, he's the next president. The hispanics who supported Bush in 2000 will dump him like a bad cold if they have the chance to elect one of their own. A Kerry/Richardson ticket will be virtually impossible to beat. Unfortunately.
Kerry/Chirac?
Oh, Please!
We KNOW Bush/Cheney has YOUR vote.
We also know if more people thought like you, it would be a better country.
But they don't, and it isn't.
Didn't the WSJ say that possibly former Sen. Sam Nunn may be also in this list ?
Remote. Even if they do find her caustic, liberals, Blacks, Mexicans, and fringe voters lean towards Hillary more than they lean towards Kerry because they can identify with Hillary. Most of them don't even know why.
They could turn out their press releases in French.
:~)
Ricardson would be a winner for Kerry. I thought Richardson would have been the best Democrat to run against Bush, seems to be doing a fine job in New Mexico.
"Unless I'm off target, breaking events will overshadow the race."
I am afraid you are right.
Kerry/Schroeder
What about Joe Lieberman? It sounds like he doesn't have any possibility.
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And don't you think Bush has the brains (and the staff) to come up with as much strategy as Lincoln or Roosevelt?
>>>>"mostly likes the game more than the outcome">>>>
I am shocked you would say that. The outcome is critical.
Maybe so, but whoever it is will be second choice to John McCain. Not sure Hillary would like that.
WHAT?!? Are you series?
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