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

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