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March 10, 2004

Long before Al Gore came within a couple hundred miscounted ballots of defeating George W. in 2000, Senator John McCain was a legitimate challenge to Mr. Bush in the race to secure the Republican nomination.  In fact, McCain's popularity, profile and momentum could be compared to Howard Dean's short-lived wave before the ill-fated Iowa scream.

Now, McCain is saying that he will not entirely rule out an offer to run on the Democratic ticket with John Kerry as the candidate for Vice President.  Whether this rumour is the work of overzealous Democratic organizers reading the tea leaves of Kerry's chances, or a legitimate representation of actual negotiations behind the scenes, the fact that McCain seems to be open and receptive to the idea is significant.

“John Kerry is a close friend of mine. We have been friends for years.  Obviously I would entertain it.”

If they can reconcile the obvious policy differences that divide them at the present, a Kerry-McCain ticket would really give Bush a run for his money.

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As an update to news of Frank McKenna wanting to run for a Liberal nomination close to his home and work, both neighbouring New Brunswick MPs, Claudette Bradshaw and Dominic LeBlanc, have refused to step aside, stating their respective intentions to seek re-election.

Paul Martin's #1 star recruit now has no safe nomination that he can just parachute into.  Here begins the true test of Paul Martin's democratic political rhetoric.

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