Article: WAR HERO HAILED AS NEW JFK; Senator Kerry is tipped as next US president.(News)

Byline: By Samantha Booth

WITH the same initials, similar political beliefs and a stack of medals and charm, John Forbes Kerry is shaping up as the new JFK.

And just like John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1960, Forbes is being tipped as the Democrat most likely to win the White House in November's presidential election.

The latest opinion polls suggest 53 per cent of US voters would back the Massachusetts senator and consign George W Bush to the history books.

But Kerry isn't looking that far ahead just yet. He still has to win the backing of ...

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