John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004

The Presidential Campaign of John Kerry, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and the nominee of the Democratic Party challenged Republican incumbent President George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 2004. Ultimately, Kerry conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Bush at around 11 a.m. EST (16:00 UTC) on the morning of November 3. For information on the Senator's biography and background see John Kerry. See also: Geo... more

The Presidential Campaign of John Kerry, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and the nominee of the Democratic Party challenged Republican incumbent President George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 2004. Ultimately, Kerry conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Bush at around 11 a.m. EST (16:00 UTC) on the morning of November 3. For information on the Senator's biography and background see John Kerry. See also: George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004. Kerry supports increasing the Balanced Budget Act. In 1993, Kerry voted for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Kerry supports eliminating tax incentives for companies that move operations overseas and making efforts to reduce outsourcing. Kerry is against budget cuts that cause cutbacks in Social Security benefits. He opposes privatizing Social Security accounts. Kerry supports cutting the Bureau for Citizenship and Immigration Services' application pending backlog and reducing the lag for... less