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Election 2004
Graham talks of a ticket spot
By Associated Press
Published February 20, 2004
TALLAHASSEE - Sen. Bob Graham dropped out of the presidential race last October, yet said Thursday he's open to accepting the vice president slot.
"I want a Democrat to be elected president," Graham said after a talk to the Economics Club of Florida. "If I can be, in whatever way, a contributor to that, I will do it."
Asked if that included serving as vice president, Graham said: "Yes."
The Democratic front-runner for the party's nomination, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, said in December that Graham would make a solid running mate.
"Sen. Graham would make a great vice president, but any discussions on a vice presidential pick are premature given that we're all still running in a primary," Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Thursday.
State Democratic Party chairman Scott Maddox predicted Graham would deliver Florida's 27 electoral votes if on the ticket, saying his expertise would prove too attractive for voters to ignore.
"There is no one more steeped in domestic security and intelligence issues than Bob Graham," Maddox said.
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