Boston EVERY DAY, Washington Republicans accuse Democratic candidates of being too cozy with the high-profile liberals of their party like Massachusetts senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry and New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In more conservative states across the South and Midwest the image of their Democrats sharing the stage and posing for pictures with these types doesn’t tend to play well with voters. This year a number of candidates have opted to distance themselves their party’s presidential candidate, John Kerry, by staying home from the convention or refusing to associate with the national ticket.
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