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...goalie absolutely stood on her head,” Sweet said...
Moments earlier, Kerry had stood before his supporters at Boston's Faneuil Hall, where his campaign began. To stamp out any delusions, he was very clear about the finality of his decision: "We cannot win this election," he said. Then, his voice breaking, he reminded his supporters that after an election, "we all wake up as Americans" and called for the healing to commence...
...cliffhanger and a negative, hard-fought campaign, it's no surprise that John Kerry's loss would leave Democrats deflated and searching for answers. "We had the money, we had a ground operation the likes of which has never been seen, and we had a good candidate who stood toe to toe with the President and bested him in three debates," sighs Harold Ickes, who ran two of the cash-rich outside groups that sprang up in this election to help the Democrats contend with the G.O.P. fund-raising advantage. "We had all that, and we still lost. People...
...been written off for dead in this race. He had marched through the primaries, but only after a year of bad starts, restarts, setbacks, comebacks. Kerry had fired one campaign manager and mortgaged a house to raise money. And he had yet to convince voters that he really stood for anything...
...head, the President ratified every charge John Kerry had made about his stubbornness and inability to admit mistakes. He not only looked cranky but he sounded it, shearing off his answers, forgetting the more expansive and compelling explanations he routinely gave on the stump. As the squalls continued, Hughes stood huddled in the corner with communications director Bartlett to discuss the setback in the making. Chief strategist Matthew Dowd held both hands to his mouth as if in prayer. "We were watching our lead disappear," says a Bush official...