No matter which running mate, we must support Kerry

by Oregon Bear

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Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2004 Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2004 at 7:08:58pm PDT

I'm sorry, but I am getting a bit fed up with the over-the-top rhetoric about the potential downside effects of Kerry selecting Gephardt as his running mate. Yeah, I'm an Edwards supporter, but this is getting ridiculous. Are those of you spreading gloom and doom really such defeatists that you would withdraw your active support for the ticket if the VP choice wasn't your #1 preference? For gods' sake, GHWB's choice of Quayle was hardly well-received, yet he went on to trounce Dukakis.

There are plenty of reasons to oppose Gephardt in favor of a better VP candidate. But once the candidate is chosen, even if it IS Gephardt, there are NO good reasons to do anything other than lend the ticket our ardent support. Look at the alternative.