Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry points toward the new sign placed on his plane as he leaves Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kerry will be joined by John Edwards as his running mate.
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards greets supporters after arriving at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport July 6, 2004. Democrat John Kerry chose youthful energy over seasoned experience when he picked John Edwards as his running mate on Tuesday, hoping the fresh-faced rookie broadens the ticket's appeal and wins over swing voters crucial to capturing the White House in November. Edwards brings charisma and an image of sunny optimism to Kerry, a sometimes plodding campaigner who has been slammed by President George W. Bush as too pessimistic, and the choice balances the Massachusetts senator's sometimes elitist liberal image with a Southern populist from working-class roots.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., waves as he departs his Georgetown residence carrying his son Jack followed by daughter Emma-Claire and wife Elizabeth on Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in Washington. Presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday chose Edwards as his running mate.
U.S. Senator John Edwards waits in a van with his daughter Cate (L) after departing his Washington home with his family July 6, 2004. The Edwards' are headed to Pittsburgh to meet with John Kerry and his family later today. After months of speculation about who Kerry would pick as his running mate against President George W. Bush (news - web sites) in November's presidential election, the Massachusett's senator announced on Tuesday that Senator John Edwards, 51, would join his ticket.
Sen. John Edwards D-N.C.,right, and his family, wife, Elizabeth, background left,, and children, Cate, 21, background second from left, center Emma Claire, 5, Jack, 3, load up and prepare for a trip to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in Washington. Presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday chose former rival John Edwards as his running mate, selecting the smooth-talking Southern populist over more seasoned politicians in hopes of injecting vigor and small-town appeal into the Democratic ticket.
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