Kerry running mate

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Edwards.  Edwards does not automatically give Kerry a state like other candidates.  For example Richardson does sure up New Mexico for Kerry.  However, edwards does give Kerry a chance in North Carolina as well as an overall boost.  Edwards has moderate appeal and is very well liked, and could give Kerry a couple point boost in several of the battleground states.  A boost the other candidates can't give outside of their state/region.  So while a candidate like Richardson would give Kerry a better chance of winning New Mexico than the chance Edwrads would give Kerry of winning N Carolina, Edwards would give Kerry a better chance of winning several battleground states, than he would with someone else

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I hear the Kerry campaign is requesting papers from the state of Iowa in regards to letters and the such. Could this be a hint at a Kerry/Vilsack ticket?

Kerry also has done research into Wes Clark and his campaign currently has Edwards doing a bunch of practice speeches and fundraisers.  All of them are being seriously considered when the campaign is dumping money into their research though.

As far as most likley

1.  Edwards

2.  Richardson

3 Clark

4.  Vilsack

5.  Feingold

Edwrads (my  choice for VP) i think has the best chance for VP,  Richardson & Clark both have somewhat chances at it, Vilasck & Feingold have an outside chance of getting the Veep tickt, but more than likley it will come from the top 3 with Edwards having the best chance

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I hear the Kerry campaign is requesting papers from the state of Iowa in regards to letters and the such. Could this be a hint at a Kerry/Vilsack ticket?

Kerry also has done research into Wes Clark and his campaign currently has Edwards doing a bunch of practice speeches and fundraisers.  All of them are being seriously considered when the campaign is dumping money into their research though.

As far as most likley

1.  Edwards

2.  Richardson

3 Clark

4.  Vilsack

5.  Feingold

Edwrads (my  choice for VP) i think has the best chance for VP,  Richardson & Clark both have somewhat chances at it, Vilasck & Feingold have an outside chance of getting the Veep tickt, but more than likley it will come from the top 3 with Edwards having the best chance

What about Evan Bayh??

Bayh may help Kerry in Ohio, Michagin, WI, but no more than Edwards would.  Indiana is just too Republican to make it competitive with Bayh on the ticket.  The other choices are either from battleground states or make their state battleground, Bayh does neither with Indiana

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Hold on everybody.  Look at the recent North Carolina polls.

POS: Bush up 6%
Mason-Dixon: Bush up 7%

Considering that Bush won NC by 14% in 2000, this is big.  I, for the first time, believe NC is in play, and believe that Edwards could move it over to the Kerry column.

Kerry is an idiot if he goes with Geppy.

That MAson Dixon poll had a 1 pt Bush lead with Edwards as VP