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.
Regards, Ivan
Oh PLEASE PLEASE let it be Hillary...
We will win for SURE!!!!!
praying for the choice of Hillary hehehe! This is great...
If it is the Wicked Witch of the West Wing, Jean Francois better keep that Kevlar vest handy.
Oh PLEASE PLEASE let it be Hillary...
We will win for SURE!!!!!
praying for the choice of Hillary hehehe! This is great...
If it's Hillary, the media will focus on her, not on Kerry, during whole the campaign.
Kerry had better have his life insurance paid up.
I pray its Hillary.
Troubling: Bush down big in Michigan (SUSA)
Attributable to different polls or to "unnamed source" as advisor to Kerry? What gives?
And women libbers love here.
This is NO joke.
Regards, Ivan
For some reason .... I REALLY dislike that woman.
But I agree, sure it would energize hardcore liberals to vote for Kerry, but the mainstream hate this woman.
As a military member, I doubly hate this opportunist Wellesley socialist.
Steven
I dunno. Hillary is his best bet in a lot of ways. Hillary haters arent going to be voting for Kerry anyway. She would no doubt revive the media frenzy. She has her base. She's a woman, which does count for votes. She's a Clinton, and that counts too.
On the negative side, she's Hillary, and thus full of arrogance and spotlight stealing. And she made that moronic move of making a purely socialist statement in front of a crowd this week. There's no question whatsoever that would haunt her this year.
She's my choice, but only because I see her as throwing a boring sure-fire Bush win into doubt, thus making things more fun for those of us junkies who mostly like the game more than the outcome. ;-)
Kerry will be wise to do this and it could be the Achilles heel for Bush in November.
Now. Put your thinking caps on folks. What could Bush do to swing the majority back in his favor?
HINT: The majority swing votes (Mexican and Black) will be the deciding votes in THIS election.
I'm waiting to see if you guys are prepared for what it will take to keep Dubya in the White House . .
You're right, but the B/C will be able to use the 'Hillary and the common good' sentence.
Unless Dubya comes up with one better, IMHO he is toast.
Sen. Clinton said, "We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
More Interesting historical news about kerry:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1091943/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160580/posts
Some of Hillary's and John Effin's friends listed below:
http://www.cpusa.org/
http://www.dsausa.org/
DSA's "Progressive Caucas" Links below:
http://bernie.house.gov/pc/
http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp
The Enemy Within!!!!
Hillary knows that unless she makes her bid for president in 2008 by becoming VP in 2004, in 2008 the majority of voters will be saying, "Hillary who?"
Hillary is desperate to get on the 2004 ticket. And we all know what happens when Hillary gets desperate.
Do you think VP Cheney should be replaced in the GOP ticket?
"Hillary knows that unless she makes her bid for president in 2008 by becoming VP in 2004, in 2008 the majority of voters will be saying, "Hillary who?"
I think it would neve happen - the media love her and will talk about her forever.
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