The Unofficial Kerry for President 2004 Blog

2003-09-18T12:03:00.000-04:00

Partial endorsement list:
US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Ex-US Defense Secretary William Perry (D-CA)
State Rep. Philip Brutus (D-FL)
Wilton Manors Mayor Jim Stork (D-FL)
State Rep. Roger Wendt (D-IA)
Ex-US Senator Max Cleland (D-GA)
US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Congressman Marty Meehan (D-MA)
State Sen. Mark Montigny (D-MA)
State Sen. Marc Pacheco (D-MA)
Ex-US Labor Secretary Robert Reich (D-MA)
Attorney General Thomas Reilly (D-MA)
Ex-Governor Jim Blanchard (D-MI)
State Sen. Buzz Thomas (D-MI)
State Rep. Susan Almy (D-NH)
State Sen. Clifton Below (D-NH)
State Rep. Jayne Clemons (D-NH)
State Sen. Burt Cohen (D-NH)
State Rep. David Cote (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Ned Helms (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Joe Keefe (D-NH)
State Sen. Minority Leader Sylvia Larsen (D-NH)
State Rep. Joan Schulze (D-NH)
Ex-US Attorney Bill Shaheen (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Chris Spirou (D-NH)
Lt. Governor Diane Denish (D-NM)
Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields (D-NY)
Ex-NYC Public Advocate Mark Green (D-NY)
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Ex-Lt. Governor Richard Licht (D-RI)
Ex-Providence Mayor Joe Paolino (D-RI)
State Sen. John Drummond (D-SC)
'02 US Senate Nominee Alex Sanders (D-SC)
State House Minority Leader James Smith (D-SC)
Ex-Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN)
Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN)
Ex-US HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros (D-TX)
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA)

2003-09-18T11:59:00.000-04:00

Okay, I've been out. Let's catch up to speec as to what's happened.

Sen. Kerry made his official announcement to cheering throngs.

Two national polls show Kerry has jumped into the lead, dispeling the "Dean in the Lead" rumor.
Fox News poll:
Kerry: 17

Lieberman: 16

Dean: 14

Gephardt: 6

Edwards: 4

Moseley Braun: 3

Graham: 3

Kucinich: 2

Sharpton: 2

Other: 7

Not Sure: 26

Time/CNN poll:
Kerry: 16

Lieberman: 13

Dean: 11

Gephardt: 7

Edwards: 7

Sharpton: 5

Graham: 4

Moseley Braun: 4

Kucinich: 3

Other: 9

Not sure: 21

There was a MeetUp (link), and if you go the Northern Virginia photos, I'm the one holduing the big sign.

Daily updates shoyuld resume now that I have broken into the middle school routine.

2003-08-25T13:08:00.000-04:00

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., speaks during a candidates forum sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council and the Linn County Democratic Party, Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , of Massachusetts, speaks during a candidates forum sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council and the Linn County Democratic Party, Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks to a group of veterans during a visit to Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts, talks to a group of veterans about cuts to veterans benefits under the Bush administration during a visit to Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D- Mass., shakes hands with veterans after speaking Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

2003-08-25T12:56:00.000-04:00

Kerry slamming Bush on his horrific tratment of veterans

2003-08-18T10:57:00.000-04:00

The Boston Globe writes about Kery in Iowa

2003-08-15T13:33:00.000-04:00

Kerry slams soldier pay cuts

2003-08-14T12:08:00.000-04:00

Kerry hinting at social security reform

And the flak over cheesesteak and Kerry. Give me a break! We have things called issues we should be paying attention to

2003-08-14T12:04:00.000-04:00

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts speaks during the Iowa Federation of Labor annual convention, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, speaks during the Iowa Federation of Labor annual convention, Wednesday Aug. 13, 2003, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, right, visits over corndogs with Devon Silk at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Silk is a student at Drake University in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Mark Kegans)

Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., left, visits with Jim Van Weelden at an exhibit of John Deere tractors at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark Kegans)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., speaks to reporters during a visit to a hog confinement operation, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., stands with Elizabeth Horton Plasket, right, during a visit to a hog confinement operation, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., walks past a soybean field before visiting a hog confinement operation, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., center, stands with his Iowa campaign manager John Norris as he is introduced during a rally of area Democrats, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at the Rose Bowl bowling alley in Mason City, Iowa. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., talks with Mary Jo Lorge, of Mason City, Iowa, before speaking to a group of area Democrats, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2003, in Mason City. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

2003-08-13T11:57:00.000-04:00

Rep. John F. Lynch (D-MA) will make the campaign pitch for Kerry in Iowa, reports the Boston Globe
Jobs and Hogs from Kerry in Iowa

2003-08-11T12:23:00.000-04:00

"Kerry invokes Kennedy, Clinton", writes Eric Moskowitz of the Concord Monitor, click here.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., addresses supporters who will be canvasing door to door for the Kerry campaign in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry , of Massachusetts, center, shakes hands before addressing supporters who will be campaigning door to door for him in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug 9, 2003 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., addresses supporters for the Kerry campaign in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

2003-08-08T14:02:00.000-04:00

Another Kerry suppoter emailed me about his blog. Glad to see there's support out there!

2003-08-08T12:31:00.000-04:00

Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., takes questions at the Barge Inn in Woodsville, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003. Kerry is in a close race for the nation's earliest presidential primary with fellow New Englander, former Vermont governor Howard Dean. (Jim Cole/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is greeted by supporters Thursday Aug. 7, 2003, as he walks in downtown Littleton, N.H. Kerry is campaigning for the nation's earliest presidential primary less than six-months away. (Jim Cole/AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., right, jokes with patrons at The Coffee Cup in Littleton, N.H., Thursday Aug. 7, 2003. (Jim Cole/AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., plays the guitar during a campaign stop at Northern Lights Music store, in Littleton, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003. (Jim Cole/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts talks with New Hampshire educators Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003 at their annual conference in Bartlett, N.H. Kerry is campaigning for the nation's earliest presidential primary less than six-months away. (Jim Cole/AP)

2003-08-08T12:11:00.000-04:00

Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph writes that Kerry would back a tobacco tax increase, clickhere.

2003-08-07T11:58:00.000-04:00

Stephen Frothingham of the AP writes up yesterday's "Fresh Air Forum", with Kerry on education, click here.

2003-08-06T12:33:00.000-04:00

John Kerry has a "Fresh Air Forum" in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tune in at 6:00 tonight to these options:

Watch nationwide on C-SPAN

Listen in the Washington, DC area, to C-SPAN radio, WCSP-FM 90.1

Listen nationally on C-SPAN sattelite radio

Watch online: RealPlayer, Windows Media

2003-08-06T11:49:00.000-04:00

Yawn...the August doldrums...politics takes a vacation...

Bob von Sternberg of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that Kerry brings his campaign to the Twin Cities, click here.

Sen. John Kerry (D-Ma) answers a question during a debate at the Navy Pier in Chicago, August 5, 2003. The nine Democratic candidates for president took part in the debate, fielding questions from potential voters. (Frank Polich/Reuters)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., left, helps Des Moines steelworker Olin Clayton sign an online petition against limits on overtime pay, during Kerry's visit to the Des Moines, Iowa headquarters of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Monday, Aug. 4, 2003. (Mark Kegans/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts waves to supporters along the route of the 24th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge in Franklin, Mass, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003. Kerry joined more than 2600 riders on a two-day ride, which raises money for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Adam Hunger/AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, left, talks with unemployed high tech workers Thursday, July 31, 2003, in Manchester, N.H. Kerry met with a dozen laid-off workers in a cavernous office space renovated for a high-tech company that went bankrupt before it could move in. The Massachusetts senator used their stories, and the setting, to highlight his claim that the Bush administration's economic policies have cost the nation millions of jobs. (Lee Mariner/AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, left, listens to the concerns of unemployed high tech workers while sitting in a cavernous office space renovated for a high-tech company that went bankrupt before it could move in, Thursday, July 31, 2003 in Manchester, N.H. (Lee Marriner/AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, center, talks with unemployed high tech workers in a cavernous office space renovated for a high-tech company that went bankrupt before it could occupy the space in Manchester, N.H. Thursday, July 31, 2003. (Lee Mariner/AP)

2003-08-04T18:00:00.000-04:00

Sam Hananel of the AP reports that Chicago Teamsters Union Local 705 (25,000 strong) has endorsed Kerry, click here.

Sign John Kerry's petition to protest the Bush administration's proposed tightening of overtime pay standards, click here.

2003-08-01T12:28:00.000-04:00

Steve Urbon of the New Bedford Times reports that Kerry bolstered a bill to study oil spills, click here.

Jillian Fennimore of the Portsmouth Herald has Kerry attacking Bush on taxes, click here.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, who is running for president, shares a moment Wednesday evening with Somersworth resident Joe DeBoise, a military veteran who served in the Army and the Air Force for a combined 20 years. (Carrie Niland/Portsmouth Herald)

2003-07-30T17:59:00.000-04:00

Photos:

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits with Sam, left, and Amelia Wallace, right, before speaking to a group of Carroll County Democrats, Tuesday, July 29, 2003, in Carroll, Iowa. Kerry is in the state to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (Charile Neibergall, AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks to a group of Carroll County democrats Tuesday, July 29, 2003, in Carroll, Iowa. Kerry is in the state to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

2003-07-30T17:46:00.000-04:00

Kerry is molding his message, writes Josh Benson of the New York Post, click here.

Mike Glover of the AP writes up more of Kerry v. Dean, this time on tax cuts, click here.

Kerry in New Hampshire:
7:00-Fresh Air Forum, Dover

2003-07-29T14:20:00.000-04:00

More Iowa for Kerry.

Bret Hayworth of the Sioux City Times has Kerry slamming Bush economic policies, exposing them as trickle-down policies, click here.

2003-07-28T14:53:00.000-04:00

Kerry has picked up the endorsement of LA City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa.

Kerry campaigns in Iowa, his schedule today:
7:00-Meet with teachers and Rep. Roger Wendt, Sioux City

2003-07-25T12:38:00.000-04:00

Kerry's schedule today in his Iowa campaign:

3:15-Meet with business leaders, Ames
3:50-Activist event, Ames
5:45-Barbeque with Rep. Mark Smith, Marshalltown
8:00-AFSCME People Conference Auction, Des Moines

Photos from the Meetup yesterday, click here.

2003-07-23T14:04:00.000-04:00

Ian Bishop of the Lowell Sun, a small-town Massacusetts paper, writes up Kerry supporting peacekeeprs in Liberia (and the different views of Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA)), click here.

Marcia Kozubek of another local Massacusetts paper, the Harwich Oracle, writes up Kerry on radar exposure in Cape Cod, click here.

THE KERRY IN 2004 MEETUP IS TOMORROW. Join over 7600 individuals nationwide who support John Kerry in a location near you, click here!

2003-07-22T11:42:00.000-04:00

Apparantly Kerry, Dean, and Lieberman are bunched up at the top in a statistical dead heat in a new Field poll of California Democrats, conducted July 1-13 statewide by telephone, of 1, 040 California registered voters. MoE +/- 3.8 percentage points:

Howard Dean	16%
John Kerry	15%
Joe Lieberman	14%
Dick Gephardt	7%
John Edwards	4%
Bob Graham	3%
Dennis Kucinich	3%
Al Sharpton	3%
Carol Moseley Braun	2%

Also, some good news on the Bush eviction in California: Bush's re-elect numbers are at 46%.

Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph reports that Kerry is urging a resolution for peacekeepers in Iraq, click here.

Anne Kornblunt of the Boston Globe writes up yesterday's conference call, click here.

2003-07-21T12:20:00.000-04:00

Peter Wallsten and Jason Grotto of the Miami Herald reports that John Kerry has a fundraising base in all-important Florida, click here.

Kerry has a conference call with reporters on Iraq at 1:00 today.

2003-07-18T16:52:00.000-04:00

Been out of town, sorry for the inconvinence, now back to the news.

The AP says that the head of the Michigan Education Association has made a personal endorsement of Kerry, except this doesn't mean an MEA endorsement, click here.

This isn't new, but it's interesting, click here.

2003-07-12T17:51:00.000-04:00

A new Newsweek poll 0f 373 registered Democrats and Democratic leaders conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates on July 10-11 has the Democratic field at this, with the results of a Newsweek poll in January:

	7/03	1/03
Dick Gephardt	14%	13%
Joe Lieberman	13%	23%
Howard Dean	12%	4%
John Kerry	10%	13%
Bob Graham	7%	5%
Al Sharpton	6%	6%
John Edwards	6%	14%
Carol Moseley Braun	3%	n/a
Dennis Kucinich	2%	n/a
Other	1%	1%
None	3%	4%
Don't know	23%	13%
Gary Hart	n/a	5%

Also from the poll were some Bush-Democrat matchups, and the results are pretty grim:

Democrat	Bush	Democrat	Don't Know
John Kerry	50%	42%	12%
Dick Gephardt	51%	42%	11%
John Edwards	51%	39%	14%
Joe Lieberman	52%	39%	13%
Howard Dean	53%	38%	13%

However, more Americans would prefer Bush out than Americans that want any given democratic candidate, so I think it may be name recognition problems, see this:

"In general, would you like to see George W. Bush reelected to another term as president, or not?"

Yes	No
47	46	7

2003-07-11T12:15:00.000-04:00

The AP's Will Lester on Kerry blasting Bush on education, click here.

Dan Balz of the Washington Post writes up Kerry on failure to win peace in post-war Iraq could undercut war on terrorism (on the front page), click here. The Post has out excerpts of the interview, click here.

Noelle Straub of the Boston Globe on Kerry calling for the truth on Iraq, click here. Also in the Globe is Scot Lehigh's column on Kerry-Dean, click here.

Deborah Orin of the New York Post has something on a new Kerry flier with a photo of him an John Lennon taken 30 years ago, click here.
Kerry's speech at the AFT yesterday got many standing ovations.

2003-07-10T16:31:00.000-04:00

The Associated Press is reporting that New Mexico House Speaker Ben Lujan has endorsed Senator Kerry, click here. Also from the AP, "Kerry wants more firefighters on streets", click here

PoliticsNH's Jim Pindell writes about Kerry's just-wrapped-up New Hampshire trip, click here.

New Hampshire's Coos County Democratic chair Paul Robitaille has endorsed Kerry

Ed Henry in his column for Roll Call states that more people are searching for Dean on Lycos. Here are the full rankings:

Gov. Howard Dean

Sen. John Kerry

Gen. Wesley Clark

Sen. John Edwards

Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Sen. Bob Graham

Rev. Al Sharpton

Sen. Joe Lieberman

Rep. Dick Gephardt

Kevin Landrigan from the Nashua Telegraph reports that Kerry was talking Wednesday to city employees over health care and child nutrition, click here.

Andrew Miga of the Boston Herald reports on the Kerry-Dean feud, click here.

Kerry wants Bush to "tell the truth" on Iraq, reports Reuters, click here.

Shea Anderson of the Albequrque Tribune reports that Kerry will be in New Mexico Saturday, click here.