WASHINGTON (AP) --
John Kerry used the Democrats' last pre-election broadcast Saturday to promise he would repair President Bush's mistakes at home and abroad if elected president.
"In three days, you can choose a president who will defend this nation and fight for the middle class," he said.
"And if you give me the chance, I will be that president." (
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The address echoes the lines that the Massachusetts senator is using at his final campaign stops, summarizing his policies and contrasting his vision with
Bush's record.
"In Iraq, I will bring our allies to our side and train Iraqis so that we can succeed and bring our troops home. I will fight a tougher, smarter, more effective war on terror,"
Kerry said.
"But a president has to be able to do more than one thing at a time."
"We can bring back good-paying jobs for middle-class families so that they don't just get by, they get ahead," he said.
Kerry said a vote for Bush is a vote for four years of jobs moving overseas, rising health care costs, tax breaks for millionaires and energy policies written by oil companies.
He pledged to work for better jobs, lower health care costs, middle-class tax breaks and energy independence.
"In three days, we can change the course of our country," Kerry said.
"I ask for your vote, and I ask for your help."
