Kerry is beginning to court those independents (while letting people who voted for Bush before know they have a REAL alternative to the pretender in the White House), a major key to beating Bush.

July 21, 2003 - Kerry rips Bush on national security issues
Monday July 21, 2003

BY Mike Glover - Associated Press

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry on Saturday accused President Bush of using tough rhetoric to mask a foreign policy that has put America at risk.

Using some of his sharpest criticism to date, the Massachusetts senator said Democrats won't win the White House until they convince Americans they understand national security. He confronted Bush directly on an issue where polls show the president is strong.

"He's hoodwinked the American people," Kerry said. "He's not making the world safer, I do not believe this administration is doing the job of protecting Americans."

Kerry made his pitch to activists at a union hall, but his appeal was to independent voters worried about safety and war on terrorism...




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