Senators Tapped For ‘Truth Squad’

• By Chris Cillizza
• Roll Call Staff
• July 12, 2004, Midnight

Less than 24 hours after Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) officially named Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) as his vice presidential pick, top Republican Party officials huddled with a handful of GOP Senators who will comprise the leading edge of President Bush’s re-election communications effort.