AP: Kerry Considers Delaying Nomination (1 month -not at convention)

[underpants]

AP: Kerry Considers Delaying Nomination


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=1&u=/ap/20040521/ap_on_el_pr/kerry

BOSTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) is considering delaying accepting his party's nomination to gain time to raise and spend private contributions and lessen President Bush (news - web sites)'s multimillion-dollar financial advantage, The Associated Press has learned.

The Democratic Party would still hold its national convention in Boston at the end of July. If Kerry were to delay acceptance of the nomination for a month, he would even the playing field with Bush, who plans to accept his nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York five weeks later.

"We are looking at this and many other options very seriously because we won't fight with one hand behind our back," Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Friday. No timetable has been set for a decision, she said.

[underpants]

1. At first I thought "Why? you are winning" then the timing hit me

Not only could he raise money for another month.

He could accept the nomination at the same time as W is accepting and get the free airtime to undercut the Repube extravaganza.

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate, please discuss here, thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=572316