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Seven States Holding Democratic Contests Tuesday
Aired February 02, 2004 - 11:33 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk politics now. It is the last full day of campaigning before Democrats make their choices in another round of presidential primaries and caucuses.
Our Bob Franken is in Charleston, South Carolina, with a Palmetto State update.
Bob -- good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: On the beautiful campus of the college of Charleston, where John Edwards held a rally this morning in a state that he has acknowledged is a must-win for his campaign.
South Carolina is one of seven states that's holding contests tomorrow, with 269 party delegates at stake.
A check of the polls finds that Edwards has a slight edge over Kerry, John Kerry in this state, while Kerry is in a tight race with Wesley Clark in Oklahoma. But the polls show that John Kerry is leading in Missouri, North Dakota, Arizona, Delaware and New Mexico.
And with seven states in play, the candidates are traveling to where they see potential signs of support. For instance, Wesley Clark started his day in Oklahoma City, and he has later stops in New Mexico and Arizona, where Howard Dean and John Kerry also will be campaigning. Joe Lieberman and Dennis Kucinich will be in Arizona all day, while John Edwards and Al Sharpton are spending the day in South Carolina, and you will need a scorecard for this.
A very important endorsement today. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer endorsed John Kerry. Spitzer traveled to New Mexico to announce his support at a rally in Albuquerque. As you know, Spitzer made a name for himself fighting corporate corruption, is expected to run for the governor of New York.
And tomorrow is the first time in this election cycle that large numbers of African-Americans will be voting. Campaigning at a black church in South Carolina yesterday, Senator John Edwards said that the South must lead the way in improving U.S. race relations.
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SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: My belief is those of us in the South, we carry a special responsibility when it comes to issues of race and civil rights, and that responsibility is to lead, not follow, to move this country forward, to show the rest of the country what our values really are, that we really do believe in equality.
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FRANKEN: And finally, we can't help mentioning that John Edwards' Carolina Panthers lost last night's Super Bowl to John Kerry's New England Patriots. Senator Kerry draws a larger lesson from that. While the game was still in doubt, Kerry told supporters that a Patriots victory would prove that a New Englander can win in Texas. The game which the New Englanders won was, of course, played in Houston.
And for the most up-to-date news, tune in to Judy Woodruff's "INSIDE POLITICS" this afternoon. She'll be here in South Carolina, where two of the '04 hopefuls are putting a lot of their emphasis. One, as we pointed out, native son John Edwards, who has declared the Palmetto State a must-win. And the other, Reverend Al Sharpton is hoping the state's large African-American population will give his campaign a boost. Judy talks about both -- talks with both of them about their 11th-hour strategy when she goes "INSIDE POLITICS" at about 3:30.
Right now, back to you, Daryn, in another part of the South.
KAGAN: Yes, not too far away. About a five, six-hour drive from where you are in Charleston. Thank you for that, Bob Franken in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Aired February 2, 2004 - 11:33 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk politics now. It is the last full day of campaigning before Democrats make their choices in another round of presidential primaries and caucuses.
Our Bob Franken is in Charleston, South Carolina, with a Palmetto State update.
Bob -- good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: On the beautiful campus of the college of Charleston, where John Edwards held a rally this morning in a state that he has acknowledged is a must-win for his campaign.
South Carolina is one of seven states that's holding contests tomorrow, with 269 party delegates at stake.
A check of the polls finds that Edwards has a slight edge over Kerry, John Kerry in this state, while Kerry is in a tight race with Wesley Clark in Oklahoma. But the polls show that John Kerry is leading in Missouri, North Dakota, Arizona, Delaware and New Mexico.
And with seven states in play, the candidates are traveling to where they see potential signs of support. For instance, Wesley Clark started his day in Oklahoma City, and he has later stops in New Mexico and Arizona, where Howard Dean and John Kerry also will be campaigning. Joe Lieberman and Dennis Kucinich will be in Arizona all day, while John Edwards and Al Sharpton are spending the day in South Carolina, and you will need a scorecard for this.
A very important endorsement today. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer endorsed John Kerry. Spitzer traveled to New Mexico to announce his support at a rally in Albuquerque. As you know, Spitzer made a name for himself fighting corporate corruption, is expected to run for the governor of New York.
And tomorrow is the first time in this election cycle that large numbers of African-Americans will be voting. Campaigning at a black church in South Carolina yesterday, Senator John Edwards said that the South must lead the way in improving U.S. race relations.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: My belief is those of us in the South, we carry a special responsibility when it comes to issues of race and civil rights, and that responsibility is to lead, not follow, to move this country forward, to show the rest of the country what our values really are, that we really do believe in equality.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
FRANKEN: And finally, we can't help mentioning that John Edwards' Carolina Panthers lost last night's Super Bowl to John Kerry's New England Patriots. Senator Kerry draws a larger lesson from that. While the game was still in doubt, Kerry told supporters that a Patriots victory would prove that a New Englander can win in Texas. The game which the New Englanders won was, of course, played in Houston.
And for the most up-to-date news, tune in to Judy Woodruff's "INSIDE POLITICS" this afternoon. She'll be here in South Carolina, where two of the '04 hopefuls are putting a lot of their emphasis. One, as we pointed out, native son John Edwards, who has declared the Palmetto State a must-win. And the other, Reverend Al Sharpton is hoping the state's large African-American population will give his campaign a boost. Judy talks about both -- talks with both of them about their 11th-hour strategy when she goes "INSIDE POLITICS" at about 3:30.
Right now, back to you, Daryn, in another part of the South.
KAGAN: Yes, not too far away. About a five, six-hour drive from where you are in Charleston. Thank you for that, Bob Franken in Charleston, South Carolina.
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