Rendell supports proposed 'dream ticket'

WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday he supports the so-called Democratic presidential dream ticket of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

During an exclusive interview on ABC's "This Week," the Clinton supporter said he fully backs former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo's "dream" pairing.

"Well, I can't speak for Sen. Clinton, but I would love that," Rendell said. "I think that this duo, regardless, is a history-making duo. They are both tremendous candidates. They both would make great executives, and I'd love to see that happen."

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., opposed anyone brokering such a pairing, saying Obama, the senator from Illinois, or Clinton, the senator from New York, should be able to choose their own vice presidential nominee.

"That's the privilege of the nominee, and it's certainly one of the options available to him, and it would be terrific in a lot of people's minds. But you have to leave the nominee that option," Kerry said.

Kerry also called on superdelegates to decide on a candidate by July to help move the Democratic Party forward in the electoral process.