Now Kerry's saying he didn't say it:
The debate opened with Kerry being asked about comments to the effect that Democrats put too much focus on winning Southern states.
``I never said that,'' he responded. ``I never said Democrats made a mistake.''
But in a recent town-hall meeting in New Hampshire, Kerry talked about how Democrat Gore could have become president by winning even one more non-Southern state. ``Everybody always makes the mistake of looking South,'' he said.
Trying to explain that remark in advance of the South Carolina primary Tuesday, Kerry said in the debate that he had just been making a mathematical point about Gore's campaign.
Posted by floridacracker at January 29, 2004 11:31 PM