For the first time, a US Presidential candidate has launched a campaign in Spain in an effort to win the votes of the 200,000 Americans who live here. We talked to the Spaniard leading John F. Kerry's campaign a long way from Washington.Orchestrated by Juan Verde, who is described as "political and economic advisor to the mayor of Boston, then a consultant on overseas trade at the White House during the Clinton administration" and "elected as a Democratic delegate in Massachusetts in 1997 and has worked on campaigns for Edward and Joe Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Al Gore."
Ostensibly, the 'campaign' is targeted toward servicemen and women based in Spain, "business people, professionals, diplomats, or simply retirees." They believe they can win the votes of between 35,000-50,000 American expats.
The Democrats are having to work harder and harder to find voters whose ballot can't be validated easily.
