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2004 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

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2004 Democratic vice presidential nomination

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July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06)

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Nominee	John Edwards
Home state	North Carolina

Previous Vice Presidential nominee

Joe Lieberman

Vice Presidential nominee

John Edwards

On March 2, 2004, Massachusetts SenatorJohn Kerry became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in the2004 Presidential Election.^[1] Kerry selected North Carolina SenatorJohn Edwards as his running mate on July 6, 2004.^[2] The Kerry–Edwards ticket was ultimately defeated by theBush–Cheney ticket in thegeneral election, and Edwards returned to the Senate following the campaign but left politics less than two months later.

Selection process

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The vice presidential selection process was led byJames Johnson, former chief executive officer ofFannie Mae and Chairman ofWalter Mondale's 1984 Presidential Campaign. Kerry, who had been considered byAl Gore in2000 as a potential running mate, sought to ensure that the selection process was discreet. To evade reporters, Kerry interviewed Edwards at former Secretary of StateMadeline Albright's home in Washington D.C.^[3]^[4]Alyssa Mastromonaco, who would later serve asWhite House Deputy Chief of Staff under PresidentBarack Obama, organized Kerry's meetings with the candidates.^[5]

Reported shortlist

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Pundits and those close to the Kerry campaign indicated that candidates narrowed to five potential choices.^[6]

RetiredArmy General and2004 presidential candidate
Wesley Clark
ofArkansas
Senator and2004 presidential candidate
John Edwards
ofNorth Carolina
(1999–2005)
Representative and2004 presidential candidate
Dick Gephardt
ofMissouri
(1977–2005)
Senator and2004 presidential candidate
Bob Graham
ofFlorida
(1987–2005)
Governor
Tom Vilsack
ofIowa
(1999–2007)

Announcement

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The night before the campaign's announcement of the selection of Edwards, the information was leaked by an airport worker who saw Edwards's name being painted on Kerry's plane. On July 6, the Kerry campaign sent ane-mail message to his supporters at about 8:15 a.m. EDT informing them of the choice, and made the formal announcement at 9 a.m. EDT inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[7]

Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates

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^[8]^[9]^[10]

FormerUnited States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
Anthony Zinni
(2001–2003)

References

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^"Bush Congratulates Kerry in Phone Call".The New York Times. Associated Press. 2004-03-02.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved2024-08-27.
^"Kerry names Edwards his running mate".CNN. July 6, 2004. RetrievedJuly 16, 2013.
^Rutenberg, Jim (2004-07-07)."THE 2004 ELECTION: THE REPORTS; Journalists Scramble, but a Secret Is Kept (Mostly) Safe".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved2024-08-27.
^"Kerry's search: In depth, in secret".NBC News. 2004-06-18. Retrieved2024-08-27.
^Tumulty, Karen (2004-07-19)."Inside The Decision: The Gleam Team".TIME. Retrieved2024-08-27.
^"Kerry's search: In depth, in secret".NBC News. 2004-06-18. Retrieved2024-08-27.
^"NPR : Who Will Be Kerry's VP?".NPR. Archived fromthe original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved2020-06-13.
^Crowley, Michael (2004-05-28)."Kerry's long shortlist for vice president".Slate Magazine. Retrieved2020-06-13.
^"Kerry's VP List".www.cbsnews.com. 2 March 2004. Retrieved2020-06-13.
^"John Kerry campaign: Democratic candidates for vice president (washingtonpost.com)".www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved2020-06-13.

(← 2000)2004 United States presidential election (2008 →)

Republican Party

Convention Primaries Primary results
Candidates	Incumbent nominee:George W. Bush campaign positions Incumbent VP nominee:Dick Cheney Other candidates:John Buchanan Jack Fellure Tom Laughlin

Democratic Party

Convention Debates Primaries Primary results
Candidates	Nominee:John Kerry campaign VP nominee:John Edwards Other candidates:Carol Moseley Braun Wesley Clark campaign Howard Dean campaign John Edwards campaign positions Dick Gephardt campaign Bob Graham campaign Caroline Killeen Dennis Kucinich campaign Lyndon LaRouche campaign positions Joe Lieberman campaign positions Al Sharpton campaign

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