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Kerry to postpone decision on '08 run
Boston Globe ^ | December 2, 2006 | Rick Klein

Posted on 12/02/2006 6:49:17 AM PST by AmericanMade1776

Associates say 'joke' fallout stunned him

-- Senator John F. Kerry's election-eve "botched joke" about the war in Iraq -- and the fierce denunciations his comments drew from fellow Democrats -- has led him to reevaluate whether to mount a run for the presidency in 2008 and has led him to delay an announcement about his decision, according to Kerry associates.

The Massachusetts Democrat is now leaning toward waiting until late spring before declaring his intentions, even as other candidates jump into the race and begin building organizing and fund-raising teams in early-primary states. Before the joke derailed his comeback, Kerry had signaled that he would decide whether to run by the end of January.

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To: BulletBobCo

They don't call him Senator Flip-Flop for no good reason!

81 posted on 12/02/2006 1:37:34 PM PST by AmericanMade1776 (Democrats don't have a plan)
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To: TomGuy
"... your 15 minutes appear to be up."

Mr. Carry, you're beginning to bore me.

82 posted on 12/02/2006 2:34:38 PM PST by Bonaparte
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