---it is an indication of how far we have sunk that this question even is asked. Forty years ago any, even the slightest, intimation that a candidate like Kerry was favored by a foreign power would have resulted in a landslide defeat---
That is my thought also.It's not just a knee-jerk reaction to say that the more foreign liberals support Kerry,the more reason to be suspicious of him here. It signifies that they recognise that he will be more amenable to their influence,which is rarely in America's interest by its very nature.