Potential Kerry Running Mates Vie to Sing His Praises Loudest

[AmyStrange]

Potential Kerry Running Mates Vie to Sing His Praises Loudest
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Published: June 6, 2004

FROM: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/politics/campaign/06VEEP.html?hp
WASHINGTON, June 4 — On Tuesday morning, Senator Bob Graham boarded a plane in Virginia, flew to Florida with John Kerry, and introduced him to an overheated crowd outside Palm Beach as "a man of high intelligence, great energy and a sincere commitment to what's important to us today for our children and grandchildren."

In Des Moines the same morning, Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa stood outside the state capitol behind a "John Kerry for President" lectern and next to men wearing "Firefighters for Kerry" T-shirts and accused the Bush administration of cutting spending on domestic security.

Back in Washington, meanwhile, a top fund-raiser installed by Senator John Edwards inside the Democratic Party picked up the phone for another day of raising money for his new client, Mr. Kerry.

The campaign for the vice presidential spot on the Democratic ticket is on, and Mr. Kerry is reaping the benefits every day, as several men widely mentioned as possible running mates, including Mr. Graham and Mr. Vilsack, crisscross the country and wallpaper the cable networks on his behalf, talking up Mr. Kerry and talking down President Bush, raising money for Mr. Kerry, and shoring up his position in contested states and with constituent groups that might not have supported him in the primaries.

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[Mojambo]

1. And the answer to the question of why

Kerry should wait as long as humanly possible to select a running mate is revealed.

[AmyStrange]

2. Good point...

although I'm itching to hear who he picks, I can see the logic of waiting until August,

d