Nervous Democrats link Kerry's debate fortunes with their own
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Anxious Democrats in Congress were counting on their presidential challenger John Kerry to stage a comeback in his debate against President George W. Bush, as they nervously prepare for a vote in November on their own future.
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WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.
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John Kerry, the four-term Massachusetts senator, benefited from three debates with President George W. Bush to draw about even in voter preference and erase Bush&#39;s advantage on personal
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With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.
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Democrats need to get a grip on themselves. John Kerry is not down for the count. He still has a good chance to capture the presidency on Nov. 2, even though the
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No consensus exists among Democrats about why John Kerry was defeated, and the party is locked in a battle of interpretation over just what went wrong.
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One speech may not a campaign make, but John Kerry and his top advisers are pumped up and in "a fighting mood" after the Democratic candidate's aggressive attack on President Bush's handling of Iraq.
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I&#39;ve been entertained while watching John Kerry and the Democrats as they wiggle themselves into a very bizarre situation. In the past few days, they have repeatedly said that the possibility that 380 tons
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John Kerry came to last night&#39;s debate caricatured as an indecisive windbag, but he went after President Bush with a flurry of oral punches that put Bush on the defensive.
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Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates. Some Democrats see the face-offs as the last chance for a Kerry breakout. But presidential debates present pitfalls as well as opportunities.
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In televised debates, when a single misstep could spell political ruin, candidates strive to place their best foot forward. Beyond this careful choreography, the audience is ready
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Kerry got a boost. Now, a range of analysts consider what might break the deadlock.
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For Kerry, the region looked all but impregnable. But next time the right Democrat could make electoral inroads.
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Young, Internet-savvy voters challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates' own place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-driven debate Monday night.
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Democratic presidential rivals and their supporters vied for advantage in the courts, on a debate stage and at the ballot box on Tuesday in an unsettled race for the party's nomination to the White House.
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Interviews with Democrats found them enthusiastic about their choices and confident of victory in 2008.
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In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror.