Kerry vows to take America to 'a better place'
AFP, November, 2004
BOSTON, United States (AFP) — John Kerry ended more than seven months of almost continuous traveling to challenge George W. Bush for the presidency, vowing to "take America to a better place" if elected.
Democrats launched a massive campaign for their candidate but Kerry finished with a little superstition, going to the restaurant he has visited on every Election Day, after casting his vote in his home city of Boston.
"I'm very confident that we made the case for change, the case for trust in a new leadership, a new direction, a fresh start," the Massachussetts senator said after voting with his two daughters, Alexandra and Vanessa.
Highlighting the tight race with Bush, the Democrat held one last campaign event in Wisconsin -- a Democratic state under threat from Republicans -- before returning to Boston.
"We're going to link hands and hearts and we're going to take America to a better ...