By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 05:28 EST, 13 January 2014 | UPDATED: 06:55 EST, 13 January 2014 John Kerry topped a list of 'traitors' who Hillary Clinton's staff believed betrayed her during her bitter 2008 presidential primary battle with Barack Obama, a new book has revealed. The detailed list, which also included Democratic Party heavyweight Edward Kennedy, who died in 2009, was kept by Clinton's aides who ranked names on a seven-point scale, it is claimed. Kerry, who was Senator for Massachusetts at the time and went on to replace Clinton as Secretary of State in the Obama administration, was among those receiving the worst possible score, according to the book.
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Detailed list also included Democratic Party heavyweight Ted Kennedy
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It was kept by Clinton's aides who ranked names on a seven-point scale
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Among the others were Jay Rockefeller, Bob Casey and Patrick Leahy
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Kerry went on to replace Clinton as Secretary of State for Obama
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It will tell the inside story of Clinton's relationship with @placeholder, and of how she recovered after the bruising 2008 campaign and restored her political standing.