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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (4563)	2/29/2004 8:04:46 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Kerry success gets Bush swinging into action sooner The US President hits the campaign trail, with his opponent having put paid to a lengthy Democratic nomination process WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has been forced to throw himself into the battle for re-election earlier than expected because of Democrat Senator John Kerry's successes. KEY PLAYERS: OPPOSING STYLES • Mr Bush, as his recent proposal for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages shows, is staunchly conservative. Mr Kerry is an unabashed liberal. • Mr Bush has spent most of his presidency trying to prove that only he can keep America safe from terrorism - even if the means used sometimes shocks. Mr Kerry wants international cooperation. • Mr Bush is also anxious to show that ordering last year's Iraq war did not harm the United States' standing in the world. Republican strategists had hoped for an indecisive Democratic nomination contest with long months of Mr Kerry slugging it out against early front runner Howard Dean and the rest of a crowded field. But after winning in 18 of the 20 states decided so far, Mr Kerry can wrap up the nomination in the 10 states that take part in tomorrow's Super Tuesday vote. Mr Bush has decided to hit the campaign trail almost straightaway. On Wednesday, he goes to California - one of the Super Tuesday states - for an election meeting before heading for Texas, his adopted home. Mr Kerry is a serious rival and some polls say the Democrat challenger would easily beat the Republican incumbent. The Kerry breakthrough has forced Mr Bush not only to speed up his campaign but also to make it tougher. straitstimes.asia1.com.sg