Just to follow up on an idea I raised two weeks ago, I’ve noticed that Wesley Clark, unlike other former Kerry rivals, is still being utilized by the Kerry campaign as a key surrogate.
For example, Clark is in Ohio today, a critically important state with 20 electoral votes. He’ll be speaking on Kerry’s behalf at an annual event for the Montgomery County Democratic Party in Ohio’s vote-rich Miami Valley.
Clark’s Ohio appearance comes after Kerry dispatched the former general to Georgia the week of the state’s Super Tuesday primary and asked Clark to appear on his behalf at a meeting of the Kansas Democratic Party last week.
As I said a couple weeks ago, this may or may not be significant. But I can’t help but wonder if Kerry is testing Clark’s VP appeal by sending him to several key locations to see how performs.
After all, Kerry has eight other former rivals for the Dem nomination, but Clark’s the only one being sent around the country to campaign for him.