WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry is in the U.S. presidential race battlefield states of Ohio and Minnesota, hunting for geese and seeking votes in Columbus and Minneapolis.
Kerry is to combine a hot topic of the day -- stem-cell research -- with economic issues in his talks Thursday. CNN reported Kerry suggests such research could spur job growth.
The widow of Christopher Reeve was expected to introduce Kerry. Kerry mentioned Reeve during the third debate as someone who could have benefited from stem-cell research to help him recover from spine damage. Reeve died a few days after that debate.
The campaign believes many people -- with less than two weeks to go until the election -- are just beginning to take notice, and this kind of pairing of issues will work with these potential voters.
But the pictures of the day will likely come from the goose hunt. The National Rifle Association has pledged to take Kerry to task for the several photo opportunities that have featured the senator with firearms. More can be expected as a result of Thursday's hunt for geese. The NRA says it will spend up to $2 million to deflate ideas that Kerry is pro-gun.
