Posted on 11/10/2002 6:49:24 AM PST by cloud8
Kerry set to move on '04 run
By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 11/10/2002
NASHUA - Senator John F. Kerry will file a statement of candidacy for the presidency this month, according to a top aide, the first official step toward a campaign the senator believes can be won largely in northern states with an aggressive defense of Democratic ideals.
The Massachusetts Democrat is expected to offer a detailed prescription for restoring the economy, including restructuring the president's tax cut toward the middle class, a major component of his campaign.
On Friday, Kerry met with an array of Democratic leaders in the first presidential primary state and blamed his party's poor showing in the midterm elections on its failure to offer a clear, positive vision for the country. He also credited President Bush's success in focusing the nation on the national security risks posed by Iraq.
Kerry told the Globe in an interview that Iraq poses a threat with potential weapons of mass destruction, but none greater than it has posed for years and not one that had to be addressed with a congressional debate in the two months before an election.
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