Burnt Orange Report

No Dean for VP Floor Fight

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

Just saw this article that says the backers of a Dean for VP floor fight at the Convention next week is now not in the plans. I agree. While I was only somewhat interesting in it pre-Edwards, I'm glad it's dead now that he has been chosen. It's time to come together and even this Deaniac is there. Just have Dean speak at the convention, and I think the deal will be finally sealed.

A group of political activists has given up its bid to draft former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as the Democrats' vice presidential candidate. Leaders of a committee of Dean's backers, who had vowed to mount a floor fight to draft Dean at the Democratic National Convention, has decided "to close ranks" behind the party's ticket, said Michael Meurer, committee co-chairman.

"(Dean) definitely is urging all of us to campaign, volunteer, donate and campaign hard for the Kerry-Edwards ticket," Meurer said Tuesday. "And we're going to do that."

The announcement last week by presumptive nominee John Kerry that he had tapped North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his running mate took a lot of the momentum out of the draft Dean movement.

"I think he's the most appealing choice that Kerry could have made for Dean supporters," Meurer said.

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"We're going to drop the floor fight and we're going to sponsor a resolution on the floor of the convention to pay tribute to Gov. Dean for his contributions to the party this year and to show support of Dean Democrats for the Kerry-Edwards ticket," Meurer said.