they are going to try the model Bush used in 2000...selecting a competant, veteran foreign policy guy. I think this would be an error. Kerry needs electoral votes. He needs to solidify a swing state or two.
Bush had the basis for the electoral votes, and needed the boost of a Washington foreign policy guy to win over the party faithful. It helped across the board. No particular state was won be cause of Cheney, but it added the 'credibility' factor.
Kerry needs more than a slight bump across the board. Bush has an electoral win going in, and Kerry needs to steal off key states.
Nunn would bring Georgia into play, much more than Edwards would NC or SC.
Nunn will also play well in SC, Tenn, and Fla - though probably not enough to tip those states to Kerry.
The problem for them will be Nunn's Beliefs -- he is actually a Republican who was a Democrat because that's what you had to be to get elected in Georgia in the past. To carry Georgia or any other state, Nunn will have to run OPPOSITE of Kerry's stated positions, if he changes his views to those of Kerry then even Georgia will turn on him.
Good point. I remember being concerned at the time because I thought Cheney would be a fantastic Vice President, but was a terrible VP candidate because he didn't bring anything to the table in terms of electoral votes in key states.
He thinks he can basicly hold Gore's states and then steal Georgia with Nunn and Cleland, I guess. I wouldn't bet the farm on that strategy.
You mean ...gravitas?