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When Democrats Attack
Aired December 30, 2003 - 05:36 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now checking the latest from the presidential campaign trail here in the U.S. Howard Dean will apparently top his fellow Democratic candidates in fundraising for 2003. No surprise there. Dean says he expects to bring in $14.8 million in the last quarter. That matches what he raised in the previous three month period. It puts Dean's total for the year at $40 million. But for comparison's sake, the Bush-Cheney campaign raised $50 million in the third quarter alone.
He may be first in fundraising and first in the polls, but not surprisingly Howard Dean is not first in the hearts of the other candidates.
Here's CNN's Candy Crowley on when Democrats attack.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The season to be jolly rarely ever is when it's also election season. So when Howard Dean seemed to question the guilt of Osama bin Laden in connection with 9/11, John Kerry said Dean's thinking is muddle. Joe Lieberman called him a foreign policy rookie. Dick Gephardt wondered if Dean is electable. And Dean blamed the head of the Democratic Party for allowing his rivals to say such things.
"If we had strong leadership in the Democratic Party," he told the "New York Times," "they would be calling those other candidates and saying hey, look, somebody's going to have to win here.
Dean also implied if he's not nominated, millions of new to politics supporters might stay home. Rival campaigns went into orbit. John Kerry called it a divisive, threatening statement. Gephardt suggested Dean wants a coronation. Dean, they said, can't take it, but sure can dish it out.
DR. HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We cannot beat George Bush by being Bush lite.
CROWLEY: Dean may be the front runner, but he will never be elected Miss. Congeniality by rivals.
DEAN: What Joe and others are doing on Israel is despicable.
CROWLEY: Doth he protest too much? Dean is virtually bulletproof among his true believers. In fact, nothing fills his coffers like an incoming missile. Here with the latest fundraising pitch, courtesy Al Gore. "Howard Dean," Gore said, "needs the resources to respond to these attacks and get his message to the American people."
In the end, it may be that Howard Dean is getting not what he deserves, but exactly what he wants.
Candy Crowley, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: Read more about the Democratic family feud on our Web site. Also, check out our presidential primary preview. It's all at cnn.com/allpolitics, AOL keyword: CNN.
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Aired December 30, 2003 - 05:36 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now checking the latest from the presidential campaign trail here in the U.S. Howard Dean will apparently top his fellow Democratic candidates in fundraising for 2003. No surprise there. Dean says he expects to bring in $14.8 million in the last quarter. That matches what he raised in the previous three month period. It puts Dean's total for the year at $40 million. But for comparison's sake, the Bush-Cheney campaign raised $50 million in the third quarter alone.
He may be first in fundraising and first in the polls, but not surprisingly Howard Dean is not first in the hearts of the other candidates.
Here's CNN's Candy Crowley on when Democrats attack.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The season to be jolly rarely ever is when it's also election season. So when Howard Dean seemed to question the guilt of Osama bin Laden in connection with 9/11, John Kerry said Dean's thinking is muddle. Joe Lieberman called him a foreign policy rookie. Dick Gephardt wondered if Dean is electable. And Dean blamed the head of the Democratic Party for allowing his rivals to say such things.
"If we had strong leadership in the Democratic Party," he told the "New York Times," "they would be calling those other candidates and saying hey, look, somebody's going to have to win here.
Dean also implied if he's not nominated, millions of new to politics supporters might stay home. Rival campaigns went into orbit. John Kerry called it a divisive, threatening statement. Gephardt suggested Dean wants a coronation. Dean, they said, can't take it, but sure can dish it out.
DR. HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We cannot beat George Bush by being Bush lite.
CROWLEY: Dean may be the front runner, but he will never be elected Miss. Congeniality by rivals.
DEAN: What Joe and others are doing on Israel is despicable.
CROWLEY: Doth he protest too much? Dean is virtually bulletproof among his true believers. In fact, nothing fills his coffers like an incoming missile. Here with the latest fundraising pitch, courtesy Al Gore. "Howard Dean," Gore said, "needs the resources to respond to these attacks and get his message to the American people."
In the end, it may be that Howard Dean is getting not what he deserves, but exactly what he wants.
Candy Crowley, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: Read more about the Democratic family feud on our Web site. Also, check out our presidential primary preview. It's all at cnn.com/allpolitics, AOL keyword: CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
