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Originally posted by Sistermadly
Politicians can (and do) change their minds, but so far the only person to say that he would accept the veep slot is Howard Dean.
There's some talk that Kerry might tap Evan Bayh, the "centrist" (read Republican-lite) senator from Indiana.
Looks like I'm going to have to hold my nose and vote for Kerry come November. Dang, it's like choosing between a slap upside the head and a punch in the gut.  I keep hoping Howard Dean might pull of a Clintonian/Carteresque miracle, and I suppose anything is possible, I just don't know if it's probable. I still don't like Dean, but the more I read about his positions (and how the media has singlehandedly canonized John Kerry), the more I'm leaning toward voting for him on Super Tuesday.
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SM,
Strategically, being from next door Vermont what would Dean add to the ticket? I know Clinton/Gore bucked the theory in '92, but Clinton had a political charisma that Kerry doesn't (or so it seems). Exempting 92 and 96, Ds have done badly in the South for years. IMO, Kerry needs a Southerner or Southwestener (Richardson-N.Mexico?) to broaden the ticket's appeal.
(but, hey, G.W.B chose and subsequently has kept Cheney on the ticket from electoral college-rich Wyoming so maybe it might work out)
...I'd say look at my bruh Kwame Kilpatrick (Mayor of Detroit) but America ain't ready yet for a VP that can rock the four-button.
