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South Carolina Takes Center Stage
Aired January 28, 2004 - 05:30 ET
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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: One of next week's more crucial primaries will be South Carolina, and 45 delegates are up for grabs in what will be the first Southern test for the candidates. It's also their first chance to reach a large amount of African American voters.
CNN's Frank Buckley looks ahead at what's at stake February 3.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): And then there were two - two big wins in a row for Senator John Kerry.
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I have only just begun to fight.
BUCKLEY: Kerry has momentum now and he plans to ride it into the next seven states. On February 3, there are contests across the country: in Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest, to North Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma, to Delaware and South Carolina.
Kerry will visit all seven, according to his campaign, and he'll be on TV in all seven when he's not physically present. Winning two in a row makes that possible.
DONALD FOWLER, FMR. DEMOCRATIC NATL. COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Winning is so important because winning enables you to raise money. And if you raise enough money, you can be on television in seven states.
HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We really are going to win this nomination, aren't we?
BUCKLEY: Howard Dean did not scream in New Hampshire, but a second-place finish for the former front-runner who had all the juice before he spilled it in Iowa, presents a challenge: where to strike on the 3rd to prove he can win one.
Former DNC chairman Don Fowler says as a former front-runner, Dean can't pick and choose.
FOWLER: If he picks and chooses now, it will almost be a concession that he can't compete everywhere.
SEN. JOHN EDWARD (D-NC), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to take this message - this positive, uplifting vision of hope that have captivated Iowa, has captivated New Hampshire and will captivate the rest of the country. BUCKLEY: For John Edwards, the state in which he was born, South Carolina, will be a key to whether he stays in the race or not. He is polling well here, and Edwards himself says he needs to win it.
Wesley Clark will also compete for South Carolina, but his campaign says he'll focus hardest on Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico and North Dakota.
RET. GEN. WESLEY CLARK (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're heading south, we're heading west and we ain't slowing down until the final buzzer sounds.
BUCKLEY: Despite Joe Lieberman's position near the bottom of the pack, his campaign insists he will continue on.
And atop a jump ball, sits the biggest prize of the day: Dick Gephardt's state, Missouri. When the congressman pulled out, the state's 74 delegates went up for grabs. And any candidate who wins there, is virtually guaranteed a chance to fight another day.
Frank Buckley, CNN, Columbia, South Carolina.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired January 28, 2004 - 05:30 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: One of next week's more crucial primaries will be South Carolina, and 45 delegates are up for grabs in what will be the first Southern test for the candidates. It's also their first chance to reach a large amount of African American voters.
CNN's Frank Buckley looks ahead at what's at stake February 3.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): And then there were two - two big wins in a row for Senator John Kerry.
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I have only just begun to fight.
BUCKLEY: Kerry has momentum now and he plans to ride it into the next seven states. On February 3, there are contests across the country: in Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest, to North Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma, to Delaware and South Carolina.
Kerry will visit all seven, according to his campaign, and he'll be on TV in all seven when he's not physically present. Winning two in a row makes that possible.
DONALD FOWLER, FMR. DEMOCRATIC NATL. COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Winning is so important because winning enables you to raise money. And if you raise enough money, you can be on television in seven states.
HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We really are going to win this nomination, aren't we?
BUCKLEY: Howard Dean did not scream in New Hampshire, but a second-place finish for the former front-runner who had all the juice before he spilled it in Iowa, presents a challenge: where to strike on the 3rd to prove he can win one.
Former DNC chairman Don Fowler says as a former front-runner, Dean can't pick and choose.
FOWLER: If he picks and chooses now, it will almost be a concession that he can't compete everywhere.
SEN. JOHN EDWARD (D-NC), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to take this message - this positive, uplifting vision of hope that have captivated Iowa, has captivated New Hampshire and will captivate the rest of the country. BUCKLEY: For John Edwards, the state in which he was born, South Carolina, will be a key to whether he stays in the race or not. He is polling well here, and Edwards himself says he needs to win it.
Wesley Clark will also compete for South Carolina, but his campaign says he'll focus hardest on Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico and North Dakota.
RET. GEN. WESLEY CLARK (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're heading south, we're heading west and we ain't slowing down until the final buzzer sounds.
BUCKLEY: Despite Joe Lieberman's position near the bottom of the pack, his campaign insists he will continue on.
And atop a jump ball, sits the biggest prize of the day: Dick Gephardt's state, Missouri. When the congressman pulled out, the state's 74 delegates went up for grabs. And any candidate who wins there, is virtually guaranteed a chance to fight another day.
Frank Buckley, CNN, Columbia, South Carolina.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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