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Democratic campaign lore holds that John Kerry lost his 2004 bid because he failed to refute decisively the charges launched by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.(The Week)(Brief article)

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* Democratic campaign lore holds that John Kerry lost his 2004 bid because he failed to refute decisively the charges launched by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The conviction that the Vietnam veteran was the victim of outrageous smears has introduced a new verb and adjective into the political lexicon. In warning that he will be attacked unfairly, Ohio's Democratic gubernatorial candidate declares, "They're going to try to 'swift boat' Ted Strickland." In a fundraising letter, Sen. Hillary Clinton accuses Republicans of using "their 'swift boat' ...

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