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phillybri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:53 PM
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Now is the time to make the VP pick...
With Kerry leading in almost all the polls and Bush shitting the bed, this is a perfect time to pull a biggie and move that lead up about 5 or 6 points.

John Edwards: A nation turns its lonely eyes to you???
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:55 PM
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1. I think we can wait as long as possible
if my hunch is right and the VP pick turns out to be Dick Gephardt.
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TexasSissy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 12:27 PM
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7. Gosh, I hope not.
Gephardt seems like a nice enough man, but....
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malatesta1137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 03:56 PM
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2. Not yet.
But another 2 weeks at the most. Pick Clark or Edwards, I don't care.

The fallout from the prison abuse is still sinking in, let Bush's war be in the spotlight for a little longer.
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Qutzupalotl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 06:29 PM
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3. Kerry says he'll announce his pick just before the convention.
That was on the CNN Headline News crawl yesterday, I think. (I was flipping around)
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goddess40 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 07:46 PM
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4. Dean as VP would pull in some of the Greens
anybody but Gephardt, Kerry has a hard enough time excuding any energy or excitement. We don't need Gephardt, he's even more lack luster.

Dean would put some fire in the ticket. I don't see any votes that Gephardt and even Edwards would add to mix.
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DaveSZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 08:00 PM
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5. That would suck so hard if he picked Gep
:(
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Darkamber Donating Member (507 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 08:18 PM
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6. Wait...atleast until June...
I think there is alot more mud to come. Let Bush and company take all the hits. Wait until there might be a positive change...as though that will happen...for the Repubs...

Then announce the VP and take the attention away and back to Kerry.

But now is the time to wait...
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Finch Donating Member (487 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 12:52 PM
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8. EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!
EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!EDWARDS ! EDWARDS! EDWARDS!

You Know it makes sense...

Oh and with all due respect... Clark is a great guy and all... but as VP NO WAY!
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MAlibdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 12:55 PM
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9. should wait...
wait until the next down tick...the news cycle is WAY too full at the moment for an announcement.

besides that, the best time to announce is not when you're ahead, i think it's when you're behind, and get some positive news coverage and Mo'
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Doosh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 12:58 PM
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10. I say wait until after Shrub captures Osama on the 4th of July
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leyton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 01:47 PM
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11. Nah.
He's not going to announce till the convention anyway, so why decide now? He can decide any time he wants to.

There's no sense in wasting the pick now, since it won't generate headlines. There's no sense in committing right now, since the guy who seems like the right VP right now may not seem like the right one in another month.
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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 01:50 PM
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12. No, he'll announce before the convention
That's been the norm for some time.

He's likely already made his decision.

I'm guessing he'll announce on or around May 25, as his current ad blitz draws to a close, so he keeps up momentum.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 02:06 PM
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14. No need to do it yet
Edited on Sat May-15-04 02:06 PM by BrentTaylor
He is ahead in the latest polls and he hasn't even named one yet. Thats very encouraging. I would wait a while
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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 02:10 PM
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15. So would I
But I'm not the Democratic candidate. Assuming the news from Iraq dies down a little bit and there's room for a little domestic news, I think he'll make his announcment pretty soon. That's what I'm hearing from others, too.
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be inspired Donating Member (305 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 02:05 PM
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13. woo woo woo
Yes, I agree. We need Edwards on the ticket. Now would be good. Later would be OK, too, as long as it's Edwards. Edwards is an incredibly persuasive speaker. He will reduce Cheney to tears of abject despair and continue to smile his charming, voter-winning smile the whole time.
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Kerry Edwards 2004 Donating Member (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-15-04 03:09 PM
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16. IT MUST BE EDWARDS
I also agree. It MUST BE EDWARDS. I would like to see the decision sooner rather than later. With all the negativity coming out about Bush's dirty little war we need more than ever to have a positive vision for the American people. Who better to help Kerry in presenting that vision than John Edwards.
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