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Kerryism of the DayThe senator's caveats and curlicues.

By William SaletanPosted Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 4:16 PM ET

What did he say? (For instructions on how to read a Kerryism, click here.)

Question: Is the support for Roe v. Wade a critical point, a litmus test, for any court appointee you would make?

Kerry: 1Yes.

—C-SPAN interview, June 3, 2004

[1] to the Supreme Court of the United States

Verbatim:

To the Supreme Court of the United States, yes.

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William Saletan is Slate's national correspondent and author of Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War. Follow him on Twitter here.
Photograph of John Kerry by Marc Serota/Reuters.
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