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July 03, 2004
Dean | Dean Supporters Vow to Fight for VP Spot

AP: Dean Supporters Vow to Fight for VP Spot

Message from a group of Howard Dean supporters to John Kerry: Pick the one-time presidential candidate as your running mate or face a floor fight at the Democratic National Convention.

The National Draft Dean for VP Committee has not contacted either Dean or Kerry about its efforts, but it expects to approach the former Vermont governor before Democrats gather in Boston for the convention July 26.

“Howard Dean shifts the dynamics of the race,” said Michael Meurer, co-chairman of the draft committee, who argued that Dean on the ticket would stop progressives from voting for independent candidate Ralph Nader.



Posted by Laurence Simon at July 3, 2004 10:10 AM | TrackBack
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The Deansters should probably do that. It would improve the television ratings of the convention.

But Kerry will pick his own, and there’s an end to it.

Posted by: Don at July 3, 2004 11:17 AM

That’s amusing. I’m not clear on whether it is possible to force an unwanted VP candidate on a nominee in this day and age. A Kerry-Dean ticket would be ideal from my pro-war, pro-Administration point of view. Just the VP choice to knock the straddlers off the fence in our direction. That is, assuming my fellow idiots stop trying to bring Kerry up on heresy charges.

Heavens protect us from our best friends!

Posted by: Mitch H. at July 3, 2004 02:36 PM

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