John Kerry actually said...

"he believes he is the one who has the national security and political experience to defeat President Bush in November."

"Senator Kerry's aides say tonight the senator needs to do what he has been doing. They say they welcome the opportunity to have Kerry on the stage with the six other candidates."

"I've always said there are three tickets out of Iowa, and I'm looking for one of them. And we're going to try to do the best we can."

"So when you go to the caucuses, don't go there to send a message. Go there and send America a president of the United States, because that's what we need to do."