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Lt Gov. John F. Kerry cited his position as a "fighter--as a veteran, as a district attorney, and as Lieutenant Governor, I've always been willing to take risks and in the Senate I want to take more," Kerry, a former Vietnam hero turned anti-war activist, has led...
The announced Democratic candidates for Tsongas's seat are former Massachusetts House Speaker David M. Bartley, former executive director of the Massachusetts Teacher' Association William H. Hebert, Kerry, Markey, and Rep. James M. Shannon (D-Lawrence).
"We'll be there with signs and literature," said Ron Rosenblith, campaign director for Lt. Gov. John F. Kerry, "but our main focus has been to find the people who have been delegates before and supported Kerry and convince them to run again."
Kerry's statements last week charging that the Reagan Administration had sacrificed the welfare of the nation's "neediest citizens" for a "bloated" defense budget revealed his penchant for speaking out on national issues.
The slew of liberals in the race-would make it difficult for Dukakis to use his influence anyhow. Kerry and Shannon in particular are Dukakis allies, and the governor cannot endorse one without earning the emnity of the others.