Kerry Says Democrats Have Bush 'On the Run' [View All]

[rodbarnett]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - White House hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites) said on Monday Democrats had George W. Bush "on the run" and had forced the Republican president to start his re-election campaign even before he knew who his opponent would be.


In a kind of pre-emptive strike, the Democratic front-runner criticized in advance a speech Bush plans to give on Monday night to the Republican Governors Association. It will lay out many of the themes to be debated over the next eight months.


Kerry, a senator from Massachusetts, also acknowledged the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is not over despite his 15 victories in 17 primaries and caucuses so far.


North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (news - web sites), who finished second in Wisconsin last week, has mounted an all-out effort to cut into Kerry's lead when 10 states, including New York, California and Ohio, hold contests on March 2.


But Kerry remains the favorite with money, momentum and about one quarter of the 2,162 delegates needed to win the nomination and face Bush on Nov. 2.

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