Why did Kerry pick Edwards relatively early?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

It was obviously the wrong pick, it gave Kerry just like Lieberman gave Gore a temporary bounce, but once again Bob Graham someone that would have beaten Cheney in the debate and go toe to toe with should have been picked. Edwards just reminded people the lack of nat'l security experience he had.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Axelrod was in charge of edwards campaign as well. After the reagan funeral, bush was in control and edwards newface. A bounce was received from edwards but not one from convention. Due to ridge terrror threats.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

It really should of been Gephardt, but Edwards was a new face and he was from NC. Having a senator from the south would have, he thought got him votes in Ohio.

But, the swith boating of John Kerry and Edwards disappeared during that time frame.  Dems needed an experienced politician like a Gephardt who would have came out and fought against those attacks. Instead the damage was already done, before John McCain spoke.

But, more union labor could have came from the Gephardt camp or Graham or Warner camp to put Dems on top in IOWA and New Mexico and even OHIO.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Kerry, was a boring candidate and he was behind in key states like WI, and picking someone youthful like Edwards, was to add energy, not arrogance to his campaign.

But, voters saw both of the candidates as trial lawyers and arrogant, together, he should have went and told Mark Warner, who was Edwards lite, who refused to run, and would have brought VA and OH along to win the election; for the good of your country, you must become the VP nominee; instead he surrendered to Warner, and we never heard from him during the campaign.

At least Warner should of campaigned for Kerry in OH, and Bob Graham should have been selected as VP to go after Cheney on Abu Gharib.