Edwards tops VP poll, once again, on the heels of the pick

[ShaneGR]

I want to make sure this doesn't turn into a "my candidate is good" and "your candidate sucks" thread. I would be most happy with an Edwards pick. My second pick would be Clark. My third is a tie between Vilscak in Iowa and Warner in Virginia. I could grudgingly understand a Graham pick from Florida. Gephardt, however, would cause me to scratch my head and wonder if Kerry isn't as smart as a I thought.

I do have to brag, 72% say they would be enthusiastic or supportive of an Edwards pick. That's a HUGE number.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/29/poll.veep/index.html

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CNN) -- Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina gets the most enthusiastic response from Americans asked in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll about possible running mates for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry.

Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri places a solid second in the poll released Tuesday.

Seventy-two percent said they would be enthusiastic or satisfied with an Edwards pick, compared with 64 percent for Gephardt.

Both Edwards and Gephardt sought the Democratic nomination before abandoning their campaigns as Kerry, a four-term U.S. senator from Massachusetts, pulled ahead.

Poll respondents were also asked to consider retired Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana and Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack.

Respondents said they were enthusiastic or satisfied with those men at percentages of 59, 58 and 54, respectively.

CNN polling director Keating Holland said higher name recognition could account for the stronger support for Edwards and Gephardt.

[narcjen]

1. Kerry and Geppy

I can't imagine a more snooze-inducing combination, except maybe Gore + Liebrman. Please choose Clark or Edwards to breathe some life into the ticket. Despite what the poll says, most people end up voting on their emotion, and I'm afraid that a Kerry/Gep ticket won't help to inspire a whole lot of people who don't normally vote to do so.

[ShaneGR]

2. Yeah, Gep is a yawn pick

Where I'm from, you don't pick a mule who's been kicked in the teeth a dozen times.