Did the VP Pick really come first by email?

[mgarretson]

I just received an email alert about this article from CNN and checked it out, but I don't know that I agree... hadn't it been reported in the press before the email went out?

Don't get me wrong... I'm definately down with the Kerry/Edwards Administration (just thinking ahead, there)... It just seemed like it might be a little disingenuous to say that supporters got the email first.

-Mike

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Edwards news was on Internet first: The Web has accelerated the pace of political campaigns

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 Posted: 7:41 PM EDT (2341 GMT)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The hottest political news of the summer arrived on a tide of spam Tuesday morning as Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry sent an e-mail announcing Sen. John Edwards would be his running mate.

A half-hour after Kerry called Edwards to offer him the vice-presidential slot, 1 million Kerry supporters received an e-mail explaining that the North Carolina senator "understands and defends the values of America."

"You are the heart and soul of this campaign," Kerry's message said. "Because of your incredible grassroots energy and commitment, I wanted to make the first official announcement of my decision to you."

Minutes later, the Republican National Committee fired off a response: "Who is John Edwards? A disingenuous, unaccomplished liberal and friend to personal injury trial lawyers."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/06/campaign.email.reut/index.html

[SW FL Dem]

1. My CNN breaking news email hit my mailbox before the Kerry official email

But since I turned on CNN the minute I awoke, I knew before I checked email.

[AlFrankenFan]

2. Ya my e-mail didn't come until after I saw the announcement on CNN n/t

[truhavoc]

4. The very first emails broke the news...

I did not end up getting my email until about 1:30 PM EST

Joe Trippi explained last night on Hardball that to reach a million emails it can take 7-8 hours.

[SW FL Dem]

12. My CNN email arrived at 7:52 am EST

The Kerry email didn't get to me until 8:27 am EST. I guess I wasn't in the first batch to be sent.

[RoadRunner]

3. I got my e-mail at 6:18 am MT (8:18 am ET).

The announcement was at 9 am ET.

[Adelante]

5. I heard it on CNN

About an hour before I heard mention of a received email. My own came a couple of hours later. I don't know what time the very first anywhere was received, though.

[Catch22Dem]

6. The OFFICIAL announcement came via e-mail

From the Kerry campaign. All the major networks were reporting Edwards before the e-mail, but it was considered "unofficial."

[JI7]

7. they SENT the email first, but tv broke the news before we recieved the

emails. and as some others said, the official confirmation from the campaign first came from the email.

[Nite Owl]

8. My Kerry e-mail

was at 7:19am. When did the networks announce it I didn't get up until 9 and heard Kerry on CNN.

[Tweed]

9. I got the news from CNN before I got the E-mail

n/t

[2Design]

10. ,my kerry email came at 8:58am and dnc email about hour later

[Lefta Dissenter]

11. 1:25 pm for me

edited to add that that's central time, so let's call it 2:25!

[RichV]

13. I read the email here on DU about four hours prior to getting it myself

Guess that's what happens when you're one of a million people getting an email.

[genius]

14. The email was sent fifteen minutes before the announcement.

CLG got it first.

[democracyindanger]

15. Reporters probably joined kerry04.com n/t

[Barad Simith]

16. 6:03 am Pacific time