John Kerry seems to be testing the waters with regard to another presidential run in '08.
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(AP) Sen. John Kerry says he deserves a second chance if he decides to take another crack at becoming president.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to President Bush in 2004, said it is a basic principle that "Americans give people a second chance. And if you learn something and prove you've learned something, maybe even more so. Now, I don't know what I'm going to do yet. We'll make that decision down the road."
Ronald Reagan twice unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination for president before he got it _ and won two elections for the White House.
"John McCain, their leading candidate _ didn't he get kicked around South Carolina by the same president because he wasn't patriotic enough as a prisoner of war? He's now their leading candidate for president," Kerry said of the Republican Party. "Richard Nixon seemed to get kicked around pretty badly both running for president and governor, turned around and came back and got elected president."
Kerry faces a major challenge trying to convince Democratic activists that a recently defeated candidate can still carry his party's hopes for recapturing the White House.
If Kerry runs, he would have to overcome other Democratic presidential hopefuls such as Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Joe Biden of Delaware, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KP83100.shtml
I'm curious whether those who are planning to vote Democratic would consider his nomination in '08 a good or bad move for the party. I'm inclined to think it won't happen - the party has not been charitable to its losers in the recent past. I'm not sure I'm qualified to say whether or not his chances would be better than in 2004, though. Is there anyone here on TFP who voted against Kerry then, but would vote for him now?