Kerry: McCain Approached Me About Being on Dem Ticket in 2004

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Building on the “McCain approached Tom Daschle to inquire about leaving the GOP” story, John Kerry now says that McCain’s people approached his campaign about being the vice president on Kerry’s 2004 ticket. If that’s true, wow. We still don’t have an explanation from McCain on all this, just a simple denial that none of it is true.

Update: Strong and detailed denial from the McCain people. It feels like both parties are playing loose with the truth here…