ELVIS
05-18-2004, 08:53 PM
May 19, 2004 (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/5/18/184927.shtml)
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As headlines are monopolized by the latest angle on Iraqi prisoner abuse, Sen. John Kerry’s campaign has very quietly and very privately moved to pick his vice presidential candidate.
Democratic sources in Washington tell NewsMax.com that Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina is the most likely choice, though the selection has not been finalized.
Still, Democrats had hoped Republican John McCain would consider joining a fusion ticket headed by Kerry.
But recently McCain emphatically told Tim Russert on “Meet the Press” that he would not under any circumstances join his Capitol Hill friend on the Democratic ticket.
McCain’s unqualified “no, no and no” to Russert was meant to end the whirlwind of speculation about the titillating cross-party match-up that was fueled when he was asked earlier on ABC’s “Good Morning America” whether he would consider running with Kerry and replied, “Obviously, I would entertain it.”
But the desire for McCain is smart politics. A poll conducted by Synavote in March asked potential voters who they felt should become president if something happened to Kerry. McCain led the pack of nine Democrats with 15 percent. A close second was John Edwards with 14 percent.
Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi of California, the House minority leader, reportedly urged Kerry friend James A. Johnson, who heads the Kerry Veep search, to act quickly and make the much anticipated selection by May 1. The rationale is to quickly field an attack dog who could effectively counter Vice-president Dick Cheney – leaving Kerry free to occupy the high ground.
But Kerry won’t be rushed in his careful vetting process, and Pelosi’s recommended deadline has come and gone. Pundits familiar with the campaign’s thinking have suggested mid-May as the earliest potential date for an announcement, with sometime in June seen as more likely.
Kerry’s taciturn posture on the subject of a running mate may spring from lingering annoyance with the way his name as a prospective vice-presidential candidate was released -- then summarily discarded in 2000 -- when Al Gore was looking for a running mate.
:elvis:
http://www.newsmax.com/images/headlines/KerryEd-1.jpg
As headlines are monopolized by the latest angle on Iraqi prisoner abuse, Sen. John Kerry’s campaign has very quietly and very privately moved to pick his vice presidential candidate.
Democratic sources in Washington tell NewsMax.com that Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina is the most likely choice, though the selection has not been finalized.
Still, Democrats had hoped Republican John McCain would consider joining a fusion ticket headed by Kerry.
But recently McCain emphatically told Tim Russert on “Meet the Press” that he would not under any circumstances join his Capitol Hill friend on the Democratic ticket.
McCain’s unqualified “no, no and no” to Russert was meant to end the whirlwind of speculation about the titillating cross-party match-up that was fueled when he was asked earlier on ABC’s “Good Morning America” whether he would consider running with Kerry and replied, “Obviously, I would entertain it.”
But the desire for McCain is smart politics. A poll conducted by Synavote in March asked potential voters who they felt should become president if something happened to Kerry. McCain led the pack of nine Democrats with 15 percent. A close second was John Edwards with 14 percent.
Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi of California, the House minority leader, reportedly urged Kerry friend James A. Johnson, who heads the Kerry Veep search, to act quickly and make the much anticipated selection by May 1. The rationale is to quickly field an attack dog who could effectively counter Vice-president Dick Cheney – leaving Kerry free to occupy the high ground.
But Kerry won’t be rushed in his careful vetting process, and Pelosi’s recommended deadline has come and gone. Pundits familiar with the campaign’s thinking have suggested mid-May as the earliest potential date for an announcement, with sometime in June seen as more likely.
Kerry’s taciturn posture on the subject of a running mate may spring from lingering annoyance with the way his name as a prospective vice-presidential candidate was released -- then summarily discarded in 2000 -- when Al Gore was looking for a running mate.
:elvis: