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President Makes Campaign Stops in Tennessee, Georgia
Aired November 02, 2002 - 18:05 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Governor Jeb Bush is not the only Republican candidate President Bush is trying to help in the midterm elections, of course. In addition to Florida, the president made stops in Tennessee and Georgia today, a very busy day for him. He'll be crisscrossing the country over the next few days in fact. CNN's White House Correspondent Kelly Wallace has more on the president's campaign blitz.
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KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Bush is not a candidate himself, but he is criss-crossing the country as if he were up for reelection because he knows the stakes could be high for his agenda and for his chances of serving a second term.
The president was in Marietta, Georgia earlier this afternoon and then he came here to Savannah, both stops with one goal in mind, trying to help Republicans win back control of the Senate and also maintain control of the House of Representatives. The president knows with a Republican Congress he will have the better chance of getting his domestic agenda passed.
The president also knows if more Republican governors are in state houses around the nation, he will have a better foundation for his reelection in 2004. Knowing turnout could be key, everywhere the president goes, he uses his folksy style to urge Republicans to get to the polls.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: You understand what I understand coffee shop chatter is just as effective as all those endless ads you see on TV. So when you go to your coffee shops or your houses of worship over the next couple of days, or your community centers, tell your neighbors it's not only important to vote but tell them to support these good candidates up here on the stage.
WALLACE: Between now and election day, the president will be visiting ten states in all, including places with some of the closest Senate races in the nation, such as where he was today, Georgia, as well as Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and South Dakota. He'll be going to a handful of other places with close congressional and gubernatorial races.
WALLACE (on camera): Now, there is a risk to the president campaigning non-stop between now and election day. Democrats say if Republicans lose on Tuesday they will say that will be a rebuke of the president's policies, but White House officials believe they have more to gain than lose, especially with the president enjoying a sky high approval rating.
Kelly Wallace, CNN, reporting from Savannah, Georgia.
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Aired November 2, 2002 - 18:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Governor Jeb Bush is not the only Republican candidate President Bush is trying to help in the midterm elections, of course. In addition to Florida, the president made stops in Tennessee and Georgia today, a very busy day for him. He'll be crisscrossing the country over the next few days in fact. CNN's White House Correspondent Kelly Wallace has more on the president's campaign blitz.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Bush is not a candidate himself, but he is criss-crossing the country as if he were up for reelection because he knows the stakes could be high for his agenda and for his chances of serving a second term.
The president was in Marietta, Georgia earlier this afternoon and then he came here to Savannah, both stops with one goal in mind, trying to help Republicans win back control of the Senate and also maintain control of the House of Representatives. The president knows with a Republican Congress he will have the better chance of getting his domestic agenda passed.
The president also knows if more Republican governors are in state houses around the nation, he will have a better foundation for his reelection in 2004. Knowing turnout could be key, everywhere the president goes, he uses his folksy style to urge Republicans to get to the polls.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: You understand what I understand coffee shop chatter is just as effective as all those endless ads you see on TV. So when you go to your coffee shops or your houses of worship over the next couple of days, or your community centers, tell your neighbors it's not only important to vote but tell them to support these good candidates up here on the stage.
WALLACE: Between now and election day, the president will be visiting ten states in all, including places with some of the closest Senate races in the nation, such as where he was today, Georgia, as well as Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and South Dakota. He'll be going to a handful of other places with close congressional and gubernatorial races.
WALLACE (on camera): Now, there is a risk to the president campaigning non-stop between now and election day. Democrats say if Republicans lose on Tuesday they will say that will be a rebuke of the president's policies, but White House officials believe they have more to gain than lose, especially with the president enjoying a sky high approval rating.
Kelly Wallace, CNN, reporting from Savannah, Georgia.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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