John Kerry rocked by infidelity - rivals predict ruin


Report: Scandal rocks Kerry
Media probes alleged infidelity, rivals predict ruin
Democratic frontrunner John Kerry rocked by infidelity
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ELECTION 2004
Report: Scandal rocks Kerry campaign
Media probing alleged recent infidelity, rivals
predict ruin for front-runner


Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry's presidential
campaign is in peril amid allegations of infidelity,
according to the Drudge Report.

"A frantic behind-the-scenes drama is unfolding around
Sen. John Kerry and his quest to lock up the
Democratic nomination for president," Drudge says.


Earlier this week, according to Drudge, Gen. Wesley
Clark told a dozen reporters in an off-the-record
conversation, "Kerry will implode over an intern issue
… ."

Clark formally announced his withdrawal from the race
yesterday. But former front-runner Howard Dean sees
the "Kerry commotion" as a chance to revive his dying
campaign, Drudge reports.

The allegation is why Dean "has turned increasingly
aggressive against Kerry in recent days, and is the
key reason why Dean reversed his decision not to drop
out of the race after Wisconsin," top campaign sources
told Drudge.

"A serious investigation of the woman and the nature
of her relationship with Kerry has been under way at
Time magazine, ABC News, the Washington Post and the
Associated Press, where the woman in question once
worked," Drudge says.

Drudge says the woman recently fled the country,
reportedly at the prodding of Kerry. A close friend of
the woman, he reports, first approached a reporter
late last year "claiming fantastic stories."

The news-industry magazine Editor & Publisher
contacted the Associated Press to see if the wire
service would be reporting on the story.

"We simply don't comment on stories we are pursuing or
not pursuing," AP spokesman Jack Stokes said.

During his broadcast today, radio talk-show host Rush
Limbaugh speculated the bombshell information could
have been leaked to Drudge by Bill or Hillary Clinton.
He said if that were true, the irony is "just too
juicy." The former president was impeached after
Drudge first publicized allegations of Clinton's own
marital infidelity with White House intern Monica
Lewinsky.

In a story about Kerry rival John Edwards, AP cites
recent encouragement the North Carolina senator has
received from Bill Clinton.

Clinton told USA Today, "A lot of times things happen
late in the race" which may or may not make a
difference. "Look at the elections of the last 30
years. And ask yourself, is this election the same or
different?"

A week ago, the Boston Herald's Inside Track column
discussed a National Enquirer investigation on John
Kerry which claimed Kerry is "an admitted pot smoker
who had an eye for Hollywood honeys, namely Morgan
Fairchild, Michelle Phillips and Catherine Oxenberg.
In fact, Morgan and Michelle were so turned off by
him, they both contributed to the other candidates
seeking the nomination," the Herald stated.

According to the column, the Enquirer story also
mentioned a "22-year-old blonde who was spotted around
midnight 'dropping off her resume' at Kerry's
Louisburg Square home while wife Teresa Heinz was in
Nantucket."

Commenting on the Drudge story, Craig Crawford of the
Congressional Quarterly said the allegation is
something Wesley Clark campaign secretary and former
Al Gore adviser Chris Lahane "has shopped around for a
long time.

"It was one reason the Gore vetters in 2000 shied away
from Kerry as a running mate choice," Crawford said.

Gore's staffers concluded the news wasn't bad enough
to disqualify the Massachusetts senator, he continued,
"except for the fact that they couldn't risk it as
they were trying so hard to distance themselves from
Clinton's personal failings."

Crawford notes that in addition to working for Gore,
Lehane briefly advised Kerry during the current
campaign.

"The Kerry camp has long expected to deal with this,
and have assured party leaders they can handle it,"
Crawford said.

Meanwhile, the news is providing fodder on
messageboards like Lucianne.com, where one post reads:
"Watch out boys, those hoof prints you are hearing is
Hillary running in for the rescue of her party!"

More to come ...
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