CLINTON JOINS KERRY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER NEWS FROM THE KERRY CAMPAIGN -- ELECTION DAY IS FAST APPROACHING AND WE NEED EVERYONE VOTING DEMOCRAT -- PUT HOPE AND PEACE BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE --LETS KICK OUT THOSE WARMONGERING GREEDY REPUBLICANS.

Last week, Bill Clinton returned to the campaign arena. Today, he joined with John Kerry in Philadelphia and electrified a huge crowd of more than 100,000 people. I thought that his words today captured the spirit of this campaign and I wanted to share some of them with you:

"In the closing days of this campaign, John Kerry is going on being John Kerry -- talking about his hopes for America; his plans for America; his commitment to our security and our prosperity. Now, one of Clinton's laws of politics is this, if one candidate's trying to scare you, and the other one is trying to get you to think, if one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope. That's the best. My fellow Americans, we can do better. And in eight days we're going to do better, with President John Kerry."

As we head into this final week of the campaign, the excitement is palpable. The crowds at rallies are growing exponentially, and by the time John Kerry or John Edwards take the stage, you can barely hear yourself think. I have seen a lot of campaigns, and a lot of big crowds, but I have never seen the intensity that is now on display. The polls are tight, but George Bush is on the ropes. He can't break 50% in any poll and this is very bad news for his campaign. That is a critical threshold for an incumbent president, because undecided voters tend to break for the challenger in the final days. His campaign is becoming increasing desperate, while we remain optimistic. We are feeling really good about where we are in this race. However, we still have our work cut out for us. All of us on staff are going to be working day and night until Election Day. If you can just commit yourself to volunteering a few more hours or contributing a few more dollars, together we can win this.

http://www.johnkerry.com/events
https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html?dsc=NETE029

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