Kerry protecting the democratic process?

This quote from an AP news story really gets to me:

"I expect this election is going to be decided Tuesday night," Kerry told The Associated Press on Sunday, "but, given experience, I would be irresponsible if I wasn't prepared to be able to protect every person's right to vote."

If we take this statement at face value, it sounds like he intends to jump in to ensure the votes for all parties are counted equally. I guess he's been too busy campaigning to protect the rights of the Bush supporters who were taunted and harrassed while waiting to vote, or to speak out against the gauntlets of Kerry supporters who were all but blockading at some polling places. Am I supposed to be comforted that Kerry is calling into question the integrity of the very system he expects to elect him to the highest office in the land?