"And that brings me to another fundamental choice in this election: The other side says that a million African American votes not counted, continuing acts of voter suppression and the most tainted election in American history is the best that we can do. That’s W. That’s wrong. And we’re not going to let it happen again. This time, we will fight to make sure every vote is counted and every vote counts." --- John Kerry, National Baptist Convention in New Orleans, 09 September 2004 (Source: http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0909.html)
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"Let me make one thing clear: We’re not going to stand by and allow another million African American votes to go uncounted in this election. We’re not going to stand by and allow acts of voter suppression. We are hearing the same things you are hearing. What they did in Florida in 2000, they may be planning to do in battleground states all across this country this year. Well, we are here to let them know that we will fight tooth and nail to make sure that this time, every vote is counted and every vote counts." --- John Kerry, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 34th Annual Legislative Conference, 11 September 2004 (Source: http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0911c.html)