Into the Fray
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Now that the Democrats have their nominee, George W. Bush can hold
back no more. But while the president will try to define John Kerry
as a tax-raising liberal, and the senator will categorize Bush as a
heartless and reckless braggart, both men really need to define
themselves
WEB EXCLUSIVE
By Richard Wolffe
Newsweek
Updated: 3:08 p.m. ET March 03, 2004
March 3 - John Kerry was padding around his backstage room with his
family and senior staff when his last serious rival appeared on TV.
Three floors below in Washington's historic Old Post Office building,
the Massachusetts senator's D.C. supporters and staff were already
filling the atrium where the cameras were waiting for his victory
speech. But above the hubbub, Kerry was transfixed by the sight of the
falling of the last obstacle on his romp toward the Democratic
nomination for president. Kerry shushed the room, including the
Kennedys and a gaggle of reporters, to hear John Edwards joke about
how the pundits and the pollsters had failed to predict the survival
of the two Johns. It was a rare moment of release. Kerry clapped his
hands and laughed, as his wife, Teresa, clung to his arm. If there's
one thing sweeter than victory over your rivals, it's making the
pundits look foolish.
Richard Wolffe
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