2008年 01月 11日
Race for vice president?
【1月11日 AFP】2004年米大統領選の民主党候補、ジョン・ケリー（John Kerry）上院議員は10日、2008年米大統領選でバラク・オバマ（Barack Obama）上院議員を支持すると表明した。
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That's right. I said, "vice".
Many people think the competition right now is only electing a president. But in fact, in American politics, there are two names on the ballot. When you go into the ballot box to vote for the American president, you vote for the pair.
And this week, we are seeing a prime example of veep positioning.
I'll start with John Kerry. As you may remember, he's the guy who ran for US President in 2004 and lost to George Bush dramatically. I'm guessing he wants to be Obama's vice presidential running mate and that's why he endorsed Obama.
But what about Bill Richardson? Does his neutrality suggest he's the better man? Far from it.
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