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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (46049)	9/1/2004 9:30:22 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) of 81568

Kerry isn't resolute enough to stand up to his aides: Furious Kerry orders shakeup BY KENNETH R. BAZINET DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Sen. John Kerry is angry at the way his campaign has botched the attacks from the Swift boat veterans and has ordered a staff shakeup that will put former Clinton aides in top positions. "The candidate is furious," a longtime senior Kerry adviser told the Daily News. "He knows the campaign was wrong. He wanted to go after the Swift boat attacks, but his top aides said no." Campaign sources stressed that no one is losing a job at this point, but instead "proven winners" like former Clinton aides Joe Lockhart and Joel Johnson are being brought in to try to regain momentum for Team Kerry. Many Democrats have suggested that an overhaul of the Kerry "message machine" is seriously overdue. Johnson is now running Kerry's war room, and Lockhart will be both a spokesman and strategist. "Nobody is going over the side, but some people's stock has gone through the floor," a source said. Democratic insiders have been saying for weeks that communications director Stephanie Cutter and media consultant and strategist Bob Shrum are two top aides who need to be replaced. But a second Democratic source noted, "The question is, Is it too late? Has too much blood spilled?" The Swift boat vets have questioned Kerry's heroic service in the Vietnam War, poking a hole in one of the campaign's cornerstone selling points. One source pointed out that shakeups aren't always signs a campaign is in terminal trouble. Last summer, Kerry replaced his campaign manager and went on to win the nomination. The Kerry campaign previewed its fall strategy yesterday, saying it will buy $45 million worth of commercial time in 20 states through Election Day. Originally published on September 1, 2004 nydailynews.com

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