Kerry is to accept the nomination at the Convention
John Kerry said on Wednesday he would formally accept his party’s presidential nomination at the Boston convention in July, but would keep exploring ways to reduce President Bush’s financial advantage for the general election.
The Massachusetts senator had been considering delaying acceptance of the nomination until after Republicans nominated Bush in early September, giving Kerry an extra five weeks to freely raise and spend money.
“On Thursday, July 29, with great pride, I will accept my party’s nomination in the city of Boston,” Kerry said in a statement, adding his recent fund-raising success had given him “the capacity to fight back against the Republican money machine.”
“We believe it is right to start the general election on the same day as our opponents, and we will continue to explore every way possible to level the playing field against the Republicans’ five-week advantage,” Kerry said.
Whine on, John.
He would have absolutely no problem with the time tradition if he were the one having the convention in September. He only ever has a problem with tradition and the American way when it upsets the balance of what only he wants.
He only changed his mind about accepting the nomination when the democrats were upset with his putting off the nomination – - let alone all the officials in Boston who were more than a little put out by the fact the city spent millions upon millions of dollars to put together a convention that would have no nomination and therefore would be meaningless and unnecessary.
So it isn’t really about Kerry fighting against the Republican money machine and all that he tries to spin it out to be – - It’s much more simple than that. Kerry made his buddies mad and they wouldn’t have voted for him if he hadn’t accepted the nomination at the convention. So the only conspiracy here is the one Kerry is trying to weave so he doesn’t look the fool – - again.
What and his campaign is broke?