Perhaps he's manuvering to be Hillary Clinton's Vice President should he lose the nomination to her.
I think that Hillary Rodham (and I predict that she'll change her name before the election) will nominate a male with military bona fides, but Mister Kerry's are a liability.
To be sure, the very thorough Hillary knows that there might be a (figurative) IED in Kerry's records, which is why he doesn't do an unrestricted Form 180.
I suspect that Mister Kerry had a less than honorable discharge circa 1972, and if this were the case, this fact would offend >50 percent of the voters.
Most likely Veeps for Hillary would be Gen Clark or John McCain.
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