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33. Kerry, Gore, Hillary. All deserve another shot. nt

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John Kerry Doesn't Rule Out 2020 White House Run [View all] Purveyor Sep 2017 OP

Oh please don't n/t cyclonefence Sep 2017 #1

We could do a lot worse. haveahart Sep 2017 #77

Yeah, well BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #2

Might as well throw Al Gore into the hopper while we're at it... Purveyor Sep 2017 #6

FRITZ MOTHERFUCKIN MONDALE, Y'ALL!!!!! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #55

YO! BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #56

Heck, Jimmy Carter is legally allowed to run. Yavin4 Sep 2017 #67

Lol. From Kerry's interview yesterday with Rolling Stone: Hortensis Sep 2017 #74

I saw that! At the wrap up of their interview, Joe said to Kerry... PearliePoo2 Sep 2017 #3

I like John Kerry and all, but this would not go well. bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #4

I agree NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #7

Well, he should rule it out Orrex Sep 2017 #5

He allowed himself to be "swift boated" Joe941 Sep 2017 #8

"allowed himself" karynnj Sep 2017 #17

That is a very good recount of exactly what happened. Joe941 Sep 2017 #21

They hit back hard when the liars first appeared in April -- and that is when they did the hard karynnj Sep 2017 #25

Your last paragraph. IdealsAndReal42 Sep 2019 #80

Except for the Clintons (special cases, surely?), huge-scale swiftboating was new. Hortensis Sep 2017 #71

It broke my fucking heart watching these so-called fellow soldiers tear him up with lies... Old Vet Sep 2017 #49

i wrote to the Vietnam Veterans of America when the Swift Boating started maxsolomon Sep 2017 #46

This is a crock of shit. moda253 Sep 2017 #61

The swift boat fiasco is probably what cost him the election. Joe941 Sep 2017 #70

Probably not -- polling showed no one likely to vote for him believed the liars by November karynnj Sep 2017 #78

I like him and voted for him 2004. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #9

Kerry is three years younger than Bernie. 73 vs. 76 today. Both are too old to run. Justice Sep 2017 #10

OMG YOU AGEIST maxsolomon Sep 2017 #47

Anyone would do that -- male, female, young, or old karynnj Sep 2017 #57

Kerry and Biden are OLD. Like Trump. Like Sanders. maxsolomon Sep 2017 #59

What then is the eldest age you think would be yet young enough LanternWaste Sep 2017 #66

FFS, DU is such a Retirement Home nowadays. maxsolomon Sep 2017 #68

Read Kerry's quotes and you will see why there is no article elsewhere karynnj Sep 2017 #11

Well actually there is now. From "The Hill"... Purveyor Sep 2017 #19

Doubtful he'd run again DeminPennswoods Sep 2017 #65

That is definitely a group with real experience and competence. Running a nation Hortensis Sep 2017 #73

They say this stuff to keep themselves relevant. femmocrat Sep 2017 #12

Or maybe it's click bait headlines and lazy reporters JI7 Sep 2017 #13

Right! femmocrat Sep 2017 #14

Did you watch the video linked in the OP. I never heard him say "no", what I heard him say is Purveyor Sep 2017 #18

because nobody seriously thinks he will run JI7 Sep 2017 #20

I don't think many have even given it a thought until now and John could Purveyor Sep 2017 #23

I sure hope not. cwydro Sep 2017 #15

Kerry is someone I could really get behind. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #16

Another re-run? I kinda want Truman to run in 2020. Bengus81 Sep 2017 #22

look at the entire interview and it is completely clear that Kerry treated it as the joke it was karynnj Sep 2017 #24

He should have just said "no" then. He didn't... eom Purveyor Sep 2017 #26

Did you what the video? karynnj Sep 2017 #29

I watched it live and again the video that I linked in the OP. It is what it is and until John Purveyor Sep 2017 #36

AGE! AGE! AGE! bobbieinok Sep 2017 #27

fuck putin...... stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #28

Well... Mike Nelson Sep 2017 #30

He would have won against Trump. eom Purveyor Sep 2017 #37

I liked John Kerry, but please no awesomerwb1 Sep 2017 #31

Great guy -- but his 04 campaign didn't work well, and I won't support him in the 20 primaries struggle4progress Sep 2017 #32

Kerry, Gore, Hillary. All deserve another shot. nt oasis Sep 2017 #33

Disagree. Time for new blood. Vinca Sep 2017 #34

There will be an urgent need to repair U.S. Govt. apparatus. Trump's oasis Sep 2017 #39

The other day a talking head on MSNBC said something that is very, very true. Vinca Sep 2017 #41

Perhaps Kamala Harris, Xavier Becerra, ect. as VP to oasis Sep 2017 #45

Obama could not have done more because he was sabatoged by the GOP. Vinca Sep 2017 #53

No, no and no. Time for new leadership. Kamala Harris and Joe Kennedy Jr. sarcasmo Sep 2017 #43

Gotta have someone who knows their way around Washington. oasis Sep 2017 #48

I could support Sec. of State Kerry in 2020 Gothmog Sep 2017 #35

The hostility against Kerry on this thread is interesting, interesting indeed. eom Purveyor Sep 2017 #38

Being "younger than Bernie Sanders" is hardly a reason to support someone for the 2020 nomination DFW Sep 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #42

Oh, goody. Another elderly man in his 70s. That's just what we needed. BlueStater Sep 2017 #44

I think I'd go for a President Kerry Bradical79 Sep 2017 #50

No! No! No! No! No! democratisphere Sep 2017 #51

Go Away John! SoCalMusicLover Sep 2017 #52

No MoonRiver Sep 2017 #54

Too old but if he won the nomination, I'd certainly support and vote for him. Kaleva Sep 2017 #58

Please no. alarimer Sep 2017 #60

I rule it out Renew Deal Sep 2017 #62

Hell no! Shit no! Fuck no? maveric Sep 2017 #63

dubya beat him like a rented mule. yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2017 #64

Only by 3 Million votes TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #72

Actually only by a small margin in Ohio -- the election is not based on the popular vote karynnj Sep 2017 #75

We need a party rule. If you've run once and lost, you can't run again. LittleBlue Sep 2017 #69

I'd vote for him again. He'd make a fine president. ffr Sep 2017 #76

why would the party of the future... Softail1 Sep 2017 #79