Would Kerry / Zell Miller Ticket give us the southern vote?

[NewHampster]

[goobergunch]

1. No

The base would refuse to turn out.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Can we get Trent Lott to switch parties?

That would give us a fighting chance in Ole Miss.

[Hippo_Tron]

34. You're kidding me, right...

Did you forget the incident at the end of the year in 2002 that forced Trent Lott to resign his job as majority leader.

[Dookus]

3. Miller has already endorsed Bush

so no, he won't be on a Dem ticket

[Salviati]

4. If people want to vote for a republican...

then they'll vote for one with an R after their name.

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. No.

Most of my family are in Texas and Florida, and Zell being on the ticket would be TERRIBLE. Breaux, Graham or Edwards would be a MUCH better and more palatble choice for MOST Southerners, IMO.

[AntiCoup2K4]

25. Breaux is only slightly more tolerable than Miller

You can cross Evan Bayh and Joe Biden off the list too.

Hey, here's a great idea... how about NOBODY FROM THE DLC on the ticket. Then maybe we can win this thing!

[Hippo_Tron]

36. I'll admit, on the national level Breaux comes out as a DINO...

But if you lived here in LA you'd like him a lot more when you see him campaigning for fellow dems. Not to mention that he looks like Jesus Christ when compared to the Republicans that want to replace him.

[otohara]

Bite Your Tongue

what a horrible thought

[MaineDem]

6. Oh come on!!!

Gimme a break.

[adadem]

7. Give me a break n/t

[pacifictiger]

11. Oh PULEEESE!

Playing politics as if it were a poker or football game is why we have the political mess we have today!!
Its time for some straight talk - it may not be the "in" thing but unless a few people start standing up and trying to be honest rather than prostetuting themselves for a deal to win, this country is in worse shape than I thought. A SAD suggestion.

[JohnKleeb]

8. Why would Kerry put Zell Miller on the ticket

Sheesh people act as if hes so conservative then in the next breath, hes too liberal.

[oasis]

9. Zell Miller said he will campaign for the Chimp. He's a repug.

[Dover]

10. Nah. But I think they could win it for the Republicans hands down!

Bush wouldn't have a chance!

[lcordero]

12. No but

they ought to be really comfortable with each other. They seem like two peas in a pod.

[drfemoe]

27. Actually Zell is a bit more honest than most

At least he says out loud that he endorses *B*. For too many of them, it goes without saying.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. No, simply because it ain't gonna happen

Zell has made his choice. Now he can live with it.

[Eric J in MN]

14. Michael Dukakis tried reaching to the right with vp pick of

Michael Dukakis tried reaching to the right with vp pick of loyd Bentsen, and it didn't work.

Bill Clinton chose Al Gore, who is similarly centrist, and won.

The nominee should pick a running-mate who is on the same place on the political spectrum as he is.

[jbfam4]

15. Max Cleland would be my choice.

[Lefty48197]

16. How about Breaux/Miller?

They might win the south for us, although they'd lose the rest of the country.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. The "southern vote" is going to the Goober-in-Chief

Still chasing the foregone "southern vote" is what's got us into this mess now.

[Hippo_Tron]

38. LMAO Goober-in-Chief

I needed that... And as far as the south goes, most of it is going to LMAO Goober-in-Chief but Louisiana is definately a swing state and maybe Florida as well.

[LBJBestEver]

18. Please stop bashing Kerry <nm>

[RainDog]

19. If Zell Miller was anywhere near a dem ticket

I would have a hard time voting at all.

And I have voted in every presidential election since I became eligible.

There is no reason to have a republican on the dem ticket. There are many of us around this nation who fear for the very life of our republic because of the Bush junta.

That Miller has come out in support of Bush, to me, makes him the equivalent of the Vichy French.

I wish Miller would leave the democratic party...he is now part in name only anyway after his endorsement of Bush and his pander-book.

It's so strange to me that the south can ****always**** be wrong on every issue which affects this nation, yet can continue to have any influence on policy.

****civil war
****segregation
****creationism pseudoscience
and Texas textbook tyranny
***tax revolt, while getting so many of the benefits of the same
***some of the lowest levels of educational competence in the U.S.
****cronyism as a synonym for capitalism
***gay rights
***abortion rights
***legalization of drugs
***prison vs rehab for drug abuse

etc...

in other words, if you look at the advancement of western civilization as an ideal of greater enlightenment democracy and rights for all, the south consistently sides with regressive ideas.

I'm from the south, fwiw, in case anyone wants to accuse me of being apart from these issues.

I know them because I grew up in the south and there is no way I would ever live there again, unless I was forced to.

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. Perfect running mate for Kerry.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

He's a member of the Skull and Bones.

He voted FOR the IWR.

He voted for "The Patriot Act.

[LBJBestEver]

21. Please stop bashing Kerry <nm>

[buckeye1]

22. Dumpster post.

Dumpster poll.

[forgethell]

23. I've never understood

why someone would vote based on the bottom half of the ticket. The VP is powerless, except as the President chooses to delegate power to him. So if you were conservative, why would you vote for a liberal president just because he had a conservative on the ticket with him? Or the other way around? Someone explain why this would make sense.

[AntiCoup2K4]

24. If Kerry hadn't already lost any chance of my vote....

...that would have sealed it for sure. The DLC is Republican enough. Zell Miller's beyond that and into neocon fascism with his continual sucking of the proverbial Bush dick.

[deminflorida]

26. Well after that damn Tea Cup remark, I wouldn't be surprised if

he put Jeb Bush on the ticket.....

[JVS]

35. Yeah

[hlthe2b]

28. You have GOT to be kidding!

Zell needs to just go somewhere and crawl into a hole. Of course, he'll become a highly paid anti-Dem pundit...

[FreeperSlayer]

29. Miller the Republican?

No

[mmonk]

30. You're not serious

[dontstopthere]

31. once, when Miller first announced

that he was retiring I thought, ah - Miller wants VP job. but then Miller turned into a Republican. He's the anti-McCain. Anyway, Isakson will be taking Miller seat and hopeful Miller will rot and stop poking his nose in Democratic issues.

PS - I hate being from Georgia.

[Hippo_Tron]

39. I wish McCain were as Democratic as Zell is Republican

But McCain doesn't quite go to the extent of walking accross the isle to sign his name on a "bipartisan" bill every time Frist asks him to.

[Hippo_Tron]

40. And if we win...

We'll be a heartbeat away from having another Republican president.

[NoPasaran]

32. It wouldn't even give us Zell's

Since he's already endorsed Busholini

[Doomsayer13]

33. Having a back-stabbing turncoat on the ticket

is not balancing it out, it's just a bad idea.

[AlFrankenFan]

37. It'll give us the conservative vote

and will lose us the liberal vote.