DNC Launches New Website: www.TheNextCheney.com

Site Highlights Potential McCain VP Pick

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National
Committee today launched a new website, www.TheNextCheney.com that illustrates
the most important thing the voters need to know about each of John McCain's
potential vice presidential picks: no matter who he chooses, any ticket with
John McCain on it means more of the same. As McCain himself said in 2001,
"with a little more luck" he'd have asked Dick Cheney to be his vice
president. The new site, www.thenextcheney.com, features an initial list of
seven contenders poised to be the next Cheney.
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The initial launch of the site features basic information on the seven
individuals McCain is rumored to be choosing from, with profiles of Eric
Cantor, Charlie Crist, Carly Fiorina, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Fred Smith
and John Thune. The site will also give voters an opportunity to sign up to
volunteer to be a part of the rapid response efforts in their communities.
"After lamenting the missed opportunity to make Dick Cheney his own Vice
President in 2001, McCain will have a chance to choose his very own Cheney,"
said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse. "We think it's important that the American
people have all the facts at their fingertips when it comes to John McCain and
his vice presidential pick. This site gives reporters, voters and activists a
chance to review the record and see for themselves that, no matter who he
picks, a McCain ticket means more of the same for families already struggling
to pay out of control energy costs, keep their jobs and stay in their homes."
The new www.TheNextCheney.com site is an extension of the DNC's efforts to
outline the real records of all the Republican candidates, going back to the
first days of the primary season. In the coming days, the site will be
updated with additional content and functionality, including new videos and
information about additional potential vice presidential candidates.
To view the DNC's new website, click here: www.TheNextCheney.com.
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SOURCE Democratic National Committee

Damien LaVera, Democratic National Committee, +1-202-863-8148