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chimpymustgo

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Tue Jun-15-04 08:03 PM
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5. That very point is made quite well in the story.

The pick is always a surprise (which means Clark is too MUCH on the radar as well, by that measure).

-snip-
"But," says Cook, "the last time a journalist predicted a vice president was David Broder predicting Spiro Agnew in 1968. It would be a huge mistake to try and predict it. We are always wrong."
-snip-

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But - every year is different. Just because the underdog has never won the series in 5 games doesn't mean it's never going to happen...

And when in the same night both Al Franken and Bill Press say they like Edwards for VEEP - gee, who knows?

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