Reply #2: If Kerry picked Richard Clarke it would discredit both of them. [View All]

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Clarke has said repeatedly that he has no interest in the Kerry campaign, and has no job lined up with them, so he would be called a liar. While Kerry would be accused of setting the whole thing up as a campaign stunt and milking it. It would be a more disasterous move than even putting Gephardt on the ticket.

Now on the other hand, if Kerry wins, and asks Clarke to be a National Security adviser after the election, nobody can be accused of impropriety.