campaign of John Kerry for the election to President of the United States in 2004 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry, the long-time U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who would eventually become the 68th U.S. Secretary of State eight years later, began when he formed an exploratory committee on December 1, 2002.
John Kerry for President | |
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Campaign | 2004 Democratic primaries 2004 U.S. presidential election |
Candidate | John Kerry Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1985) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1985–2013) John Edwards U.S. Senator from North Carolina (1999–2005) |
Affiliation | Democratic Party |
Status | Lost election November 3, 2004 |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Key people | Mary Beth Cahill (Manager) Bob Shrum (Consultant) |
Slogan | A Stronger America Let America Be America Again Stronger at Home, Respected in the World[1] |
Website | |
www.johnkerry.com (original site via the Internet Archive.) |
On September 2, 2003, he formally announced his candidacy for Democratic Party nomination.[2]
After beating running mate John Edwards, Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, and other candidates in the primaries, he became the Democratic nominee, with his challenger being Republican incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
Kerry lost the general election to Bush.
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