Kerry's Theory

Fox News

John Kerry may have declined to contest the results of the 2004 presidential election in Ohio when he conceded the state to President Bush, but he's now suggesting that the state was stolen by Republican election officials.

In a fundraising e-mail for Ted Strickland, who's running for governor against Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, Kerry writes that Blackwell "used the power of his state office to try to intimidate Ohioans and suppress the Democratic vote" and to "abuse our democracy and threaten basic voting rights."

Blackwell's spokesman says the facts contradict Kerry's claim, adding: "People will say anything for money."