Dick Gephardt

Richard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005.

2004 campaign for President

He announced his second run for President on January 5, 2003, dropping out a year later after his fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucus.

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Second run for President - January 5 - Iowa caucus

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Although he dropped out of the running for President, Gephardt was mentioned as a possible running mate for John Kerry. On March 7, 2004 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, seen as a strong possibility for the position himself, endorsed Gephardt for the Vice Presidency. "I think he's the best candidate," Richardson said of Gephardt in an interview with The Associated Press. "There's a good regional balance with Kerry and Gephardt." Nevertheless, Kerry announced that he had chosen John Edwards as his running mate on July 6, 2004. (Although on that same day the New York Post published an incorrect headline stating that Gephardt had become Kerry's running mate.) Shortly after this false story broke, the headline was compared to the 1948 "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of the Chicago Tribune, which falsely reported the presidential election results of that year.

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John Kerry - March 7 - 2004 - New Mexico - Bill Richardson - Associated Press - John Edwards - July 6 - New York Post - 1948 - Dewey - Truman - Chicago Tribune

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