At a recent Teamster’s rally, Kerry is pressed to choose Gephardt as veep, and for the most part Kerry plays along, extolling the Missouri rep no less than four times. I dunno…I know Gephardt plays well in the crucial heartland, but he also reeks of Dem politics-as-usual. And, if the vaunted hidden strength of labor couldn’t even place Gephardt in the top two in Iowa, I’m not sure why Kerry should be choosing his running mate with them as his first priority. (Second link via Value Judgment.)
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The *Missouri* Rep, Kevin, Missouri. Gephardt is from Missouri. The Show Me State.
Granted, they mention Iowa about nine thousand times in that article, so I could see where you’d get a little brainwashed on that.
Speaking of Iowa, though, there’s considerable buzz around Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for veep, too.
Ack, that’s a bad mistake. Good spot…I’ve since fixed it.