07/06/04: Kerry picks Edwards for VP

Posted By: Xur

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=533&e=1&u=/ap/20040706/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_vice_president

Kerry Picks Edwards to Be Running Mate

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WASHINGTON - John Kerry (news - web sites) selected former rival John Edwards (news - web sites) to be his running mate, picking the smooth-talking Southern populist over more seasoned politicians in hopes of injecting vigor and small-town appeal to the Democratic presidential ticket, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.

Kerry offered Edwards the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket in a telephone call Tuesday morning, and the North Carolina senator accepted, said two senior Democrats familiar with the conversation.

Kerry planned to announce his pick by e-mail to supporters, then at a rally in Pittsburgh.

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So... good choice or bad?

Responses to this message:

• It's about time Rajah
• Well I heard... Blue_Lady
• Some pluses, some minuses Aron
• I called it. gnosticdogma
• Its a good move for John Edwards though. 0b1knob
• Another minus Aron
• I dunno, Aron Coaster
• Experience Schmerience SavageWombat
• You do realize... The_Hate_Guy
• Edwards... The_Hate_Guy
• A better comparison, unfortunately, would be Quayle Aron
• Kerry picks Gephardt for VP - according to the NY Post Throwing_Muses
• I'm just a little surprised he didn't go for Senator Evan Bayh Theodoric
• Yes, he was... SavageWombat
• The Governor of Texas. gnosticdogma
• I only know what I'm told - SavageWombat
• Actually the Texas governor is comparatively weak MR_MUCUS

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