Kerry riding a wave of Democratic unity | boston.com news

CHICAGO -- Since John F. Kerry virtually locked up the Democratic presidential nomination last month, he has been welcomed by cheering crowds -- many bigger than expected -- and volunteers signing up and opening their wallets with unprecedented generosity.

"People are working together as never before," said Jim Jordan, who was fired as Kerry's campaign manager last fall but now works as spokesman for several pro-Democrat groups supporting his campaign.

And last month, Kerry raised $38 million -- more than Al Gore raised for his entire primary campaign in 2000. At one Kerry fund-raiser in Beverly Hills, Calif., about 2,300 people turned up; 1,800 had been expected. If one thing is different about the current campaign compared with its recent predecessors, it is that the famously fractious Democrats are showing an almost-Republican unity of purpose. The singular goal: to defeat George W. Bush.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/04/12/kerry_riding_a_wave_of_democratic_unity/

In case you had any doubt.

Just like the bumpersticker says!

Perhaps we needed the naked criminal Republican extremism to wake the Democratic beast. I hope this is the start of a new era of liberalism...we shall see.

this is really good news!

I used to joke that I was not a member of an organized political party because I was a Democrat (thank you Will Rogers). The party is very unified.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

There are more of us than there are of them. If we keep this up and stick together until November we can save our country and the world from the fascists.

I've never given money to politicians before but I've given to Clark and now Kerry and I will continue to give as much as I can afford and I urge everyone to do the same, even if its only $5.

Go Democrats! Looks like the American people are waking up.

Here's to the victory of Progressives in both our countries! :toast:

sure would be nice if we could switch the balance for good, stick together, and clean up some of this mess.

on the antiBush mobile.


He doesn't even have to open his mouth.