Kerry rejects 'front-runner' label

Kerry rejects 'front-runner' label

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) -- With just one more day before New Hampshire voters begin casting ballots in the nation's first presidential primary, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is rejecting the label of Democratic Party front-runner, despite polls showing him with a strong lead in the Granite State.

"I still resist it, and purposely, because I was so far behind a few weeks ago, and things change," he told CNN on Sunday. "We had to fight our way back in Iowa, and I'm still fighting for every vote I that can get here in New Hampshire.

"I want to show New Hampshire citizens how hard I'm prepared to work."

Kerry also played down a new Newsweek poll that showed him tied with President Bush in a head-to-head matchup.

But he took issue with efforts by Republicans to paint his voting record as more liberal than his Massachusetts colleague, Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy.

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Kerry rejects 'front-runner' label

It comes with a TEMPORARY teflon suit as other candidates ger continuously trashed.
What you do with it matters. Ex: Being gracious on FTN on the Dole "lieutenant" crap was a good move. Allowing the crap on 60 minutes is the kind of crat that will dodge yoy even before they take the teflon from you. It will come back fast and furious.

awesome post :-)

Great post!

So incredibly sick of the media running our election!

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I agree. He's already been tagged with the Frontrunner title. He can't run from it now. I think he is preparing for a possible loss to Howard Dean. He's trying to brace his supporters so that they aren't crushed as "Come Back Kerry" is renamed as "Go Back Kerry". :P

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