Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2003, Cleland malitere ịrụ ọrụ maka mkpọsa onye isi ala nke 2004 nke onye nnọchiteanya Massachusetts bụ John Kerry, onye bụkwa onye agha Vietnam; Kerry gara n'ihu merie nhọpụta ndị Democrats. Cleland na-apụtakarị n'emume mkpọsa ya na Kerry ma ọtụtụ ndị weere ya dịka otu n'ime ndị nnọchi anya ya kachasị mkpa, akụkụ dịka ihe nnọchianya nke àjà ndị agha mere maka agha. Ọ gara n'ugbo Bush dị na Texas iji nyefee mkpesa mgbasa ozi ụgbọ mmiri ngwa ngwa, mana ihe omume ahụ enweghị mmetụta dị ukwuu. N'ụbọchị 29 nke ọnwa Julaị, afọ 2004, Cleland mere ka Kerry mata ya site n'okwu o kwuru na
Nnọkọ Mgbakọ Mba nke Democratic.