Kerry swings through Framingham

Kerry kicked off the Framingham tour at the local Dunkin' Donuts. Kerry arrived roughly 30 minutes after the event was to begin, but his supporters waited for him and several greeted him as he stepped out of his car. Approximately 100 supporters awaited him inside the donut shop and gave him a loud round of applause when he entered.

Many in the crowd wore a collage of campaign stickers; almost all wore Kerry stickers, and many complimented those with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) campaign stickers. Others wore stickers for state Sen. Pam Richardson's (D-Framingham) reelection campaign and another group wore stickers in support of Dawn Harkness, who is challenging Richardson in this year's primary. Both Harkness and Richardson attended the event.

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Kerry took a few questions from the crowd, the majority of which focused on the country's energy crisis. The senator, who is known for his work on energy and global warming, said the renewable energy source most available to help consumers now is solar energy. (Gasp! and informed reporter)

He was also asked if "there was a shot" troops would be coming home from Iraq soon. "More than a shot," Kerry immediately responded. "The fact is that the United States cannot sustain the current troop levels" being deployed in Iraq.
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