2011 Irish presidential election party was unlikely to run a candidate both for financial reasons and also because it was unlikely that a Fianna Fáil nominee could be successful. In early August 2011 there was press speculation that RTÉ broadcaster Gay Byrne might seek a nomination. On 6 August Micheál Martin rang Byrne at his holiday home to indicate that Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members would facilitate his nomination. Byrne indicated that he had yet to make a decision on whether to put his name forward, but said that if he did so he would not run under the Fianna Fáil banner but as an
2004 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 2004 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection This article discusses John Kerry's presidential campaign's vice-presidential candidate selection process that began after Kerry became the presumptive Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States of America in the 2004 election campaign. Kerry announced on July 6, 2004 that his choice for running mate was Senator John Edwards of North Carolina. The discussion of the possibilities is preserved below for historical interest: Some of the candidates mentioned as potential picks included the following individuals who held high political offices: Some recently retired figures who still had an important place on the