Big Will, Can't give you much party line. The only thing I see that uniquely qualifies Kerry is that the Democratic Party is so pathetic they couldn't come up with anyone else. Look at how hard Kerry tried to enlist John McCain as his running mate and then signs on a freshman Senator. It's not just a problem for the Dems on the national level. Here in Minnesota our version of the Dems (Democratic Farm Labor party) is in amazing disarray. They tend to nominate their candidates based on tenure not ideology or electability. But then what qualified Bush in 2000-weak Governor of Texas or lineage.

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