John Kerry’s trial balloon about delaying his nomination as the
Democratic presidential candidate apparently popped.
John Kerry’s trial balloon about delaying his nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate apparently popped.
Delaying the nomination would have been a logical tactic. Would Democrats really care if Kerry failed to utter the words “… and I accept the nomination,” especially if it helped level the playing field?
Well, maybe. Some Democrats reportedly thought such a move would appear too calculated and might backfire.
Officials in Boston, where the convention will be held, were miffed. And the Republicans were beginning to make hay with the idea, saying only Kerry could be both for the nomination and against it.
So, on Wednesday, Kerry announced that he would, indeed, accept the nomination when offered in Beantown.
“Boston is the place where America’s freedom began, and it’s where I want the journey to the Democratic nomination to be completed,” Kerry said in a prepared statement.
Voters might well ask themselves whether any of this matters one way or the other. The nominating conventions, once events of high political drama where real battles for the nomination took place, now are little more than glorified campaign commercials for the respective candidates.
We would advise Kerry to hold off on announcing who his running mate will be. That’s about the only suspense left in the process.
– The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.
