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John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign

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John Kerry for President
Campaign2004 Democratic primaries
2004 U.S. presidential election
CandidateJohn Kerry
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1985)
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1985–2013)
John Edwards
U.S. Senator from North Carolina (1999–2005)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusLost election November 3, 2004
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Key peopleMary Beth Cahill (Manager)
Bob Shrum (Consultant)
SloganA 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.)

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.

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.

References

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  1. "The Living Room Candidate - Commercials - 2004 - Safer, Stronger".
  2. https://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/kerry.html