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John Kerry: “We need a nominee of our party who has the ability to stand up to him and go to toe to toe and point out to Americans…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2004
We need a nominee of our party who has the ability to stand up to him and go to toe to toe and point out to Americans that we actually can fight a more effective war on terror, that I can make America safer than George Bush is making us today.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Kerry emphasizes the need for a strong candidate to address national security and contrast his approach with Bush's.

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