What do you know, I was right
Written by: Beck
As I said several days ago, John Edwards brings
absolutely nothing to the table.
Forty-eight percent of 1,008 likely voters polled by Zogby from July 6-7 supported Kerry and Edwards and 46 percent back Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The two percentage-point margin is within the poll's 3.1 percentage point margin of error and matches the two point spread in a Zogby poll taken June 2-5. [ed: Emphasis mine.]
Can you imagine the polls remaining unchanged if the VP announcement involved Hillary, McCain, or even Gephardt? In the short term, this failure to help doesn't translate directly into causing harm. Down the stretch, however, as people begin to perceive Kerry & Edwards as being basically one interchangeable human being, the lack of distinctiveness, personality, flavor, etc., is going to harm the ticket's chances. Even a controversial pick, which could cause short-term harm, would potentially have better long-term appeal.
(Hat tip:
Protein Wisdom)