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Kerryism of the DayThe senator's caveats and curlicues.

By William SaletanUpdated Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at 9:15 AM ET

What did he say? (For instructions on how to read a Kerryism, click here.)

Question: Are you already thinking about a contested-state strategy?

Kerry: Yes.1

[1] But I'm not thinking about it because of the contested state issue. I'm thinking about it because I want to guarantee that every vote is counted in America.

Kerry version:

"Yes. But I'm not thinking about it because of the contested state issue. I'm thinking about it because I want to guarantee that every vote is counted in America."

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William Saletan is Slate's national correspondent and author of Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War. Follow him on Twitter here.
Photograph of John Kerry by Marc Serota/Reuters.
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