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Tuesday Primaries
Aired February 09, 2004 - 06:33 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Say it with me now: momentum. John Kerry's got it, and the other Democratic candidates yearn for it. But will they get it on Tuesday?
Let's head live to Arlington, Virginia, where CNN's Bob Franken joins us live on the phone.
Good morning -- Bob.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.
Of course, Virginia is one of the two southern states that two southern candidates -- that would be Wesley Clark from Arkansas and John Edwards from neighboring North Carolina -- hope to stick their claim. John Kerry would like to prove that he can win in the South.
So, tomorrow's primaries will give him the chance to do that. He is ahead in the polls in Virginia and Tennessee, and he hasn't even had to effect a southern drawl yet.
COSTELLO: Do you expect any surprises, Bob?
FRANKEN: Well, you and I have laughed about this before. They wouldn't be surprises (UNINTELLIGIBLE). It's going to have to be a huge surprise if the Kerry bandwagon is going to be stopped. He has gained momentum. He's sort of turned some political theories on their ears that early momentum does not necessarily translate into victory down the road.
But he has been successful 10 out of 12 times, and if he wins tomorrow in Virginia and Tennessee, a lot of people are going to say, OK, it's all over, but the vice presidential candidate.
COSTELLO: But to cry. And, you know, some analysts are saying Edwards is really running for second banana now. You know, he wants to be someone's V.P. Do you see signs of that?
FRANKEN: Well, sure. We all do. But Edwards says that the signs are mistaken. He's running for the No 1 spot. He says that he would consider John Kerry for the No. 2 spot on his ticket.
But there's a movie out now called "The Miracle," and I suspect that this would be the second coming of that story if that was to pass.
COSTELLO: I'd have to agree with you. Thank you, Bob, Franken, reporting live from Arlington, Virginia, this morning. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
Aired February 9, 2004 - 06:33 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Say it with me now: momentum. John Kerry's got it, and the other Democratic candidates yearn for it. But will they get it on Tuesday?
Let's head live to Arlington, Virginia, where CNN's Bob Franken joins us live on the phone.
Good morning -- Bob.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.
Of course, Virginia is one of the two southern states that two southern candidates -- that would be Wesley Clark from Arkansas and John Edwards from neighboring North Carolina -- hope to stick their claim. John Kerry would like to prove that he can win in the South.
So, tomorrow's primaries will give him the chance to do that. He is ahead in the polls in Virginia and Tennessee, and he hasn't even had to effect a southern drawl yet.
COSTELLO: Do you expect any surprises, Bob?
FRANKEN: Well, you and I have laughed about this before. They wouldn't be surprises (UNINTELLIGIBLE). It's going to have to be a huge surprise if the Kerry bandwagon is going to be stopped. He has gained momentum. He's sort of turned some political theories on their ears that early momentum does not necessarily translate into victory down the road.
But he has been successful 10 out of 12 times, and if he wins tomorrow in Virginia and Tennessee, a lot of people are going to say, OK, it's all over, but the vice presidential candidate.
COSTELLO: But to cry. And, you know, some analysts are saying Edwards is really running for second banana now. You know, he wants to be someone's V.P. Do you see signs of that?
FRANKEN: Well, sure. We all do. But Edwards says that the signs are mistaken. He's running for the No 1 spot. He says that he would consider John Kerry for the No. 2 spot on his ticket.
But there's a movie out now called "The Miracle," and I suspect that this would be the second coming of that story if that was to pass.
COSTELLO: I'd have to agree with you. Thank you, Bob, Franken, reporting live from Arlington, Virginia, this morning. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
