Wednesday, February 25, 2009
News Five years ago this week: Kerry v. Nader
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Back in late February, 2004, the Democrats were busy fielding candidates for what — for them — would be a deflating presidential election. Sen. John Kerry was eying ex-nominee Howard Dean's base of grassroots supporters — and was bracing himself against the threat that was Ralph Nader.
In a short chat with CL, Kerry had this to say in the Feb. 26, 2004, issue of the Loaf ...
Kerry in Atlanta: 'Let's not eat our own'
Hours after Ralph Nader threw his hat back into the ring, Democratic front-runner John Kerry insisted he's the best choice for reform-minded voters.
"I'm going to speak to Naderites [and] to people who supported Howard Dean," Kerry said in a brief interview with Creative Loafing in Atlanta. "I intend to speak to those folks. I think my career speaks to them."
Continue reading 'Kerry in Atlanta: "Let's not eat our own"' ...
(Photo by Jim Stawniak)
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