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Kerry Takes Close Victory in Wisconsin Primary

Aired February 18, 2004 - 06:03   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: If you fell asleep before the final tally in Wisconsin, we have the numbers for you. John Kerry wins with 40 percent, John Edwards, 34 percent, Howard Dean finishes a distant third with 18 percent.
To the victory bash, though, and Judy Woodruff.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SEN. JOHN KERRY (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I want to thank the state of Wisconsin for moving this cause and this campaign forward tonight.

JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Rack up another win for John Kerry. This victory more hard-fought than was expected.

KERRY: My friends, tonight I say to all of America, get ready. A new day is on the way.

WOODRUFF: The Democratic front-runner wins Wisconsin, but is denied a romp after a surprisingly tough challenge from John Edwards.

SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Today, the voters of Wisconsin sent a clear message. The message was this: Objects in your mirror may be closer than they appear.

WOODRUFF: The North Carolina senator now heads into Super Tuesday with new momentum, his strong Wisconsin showing keeping him in the game.

HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We are not done.

WOODRUFF: But for Howard Dean, another devastating loss brings a tough decision ahead. The former Vermont governor, all but crowned the Democratic nominee before a single vote was cast, has failed to win a single primary. Tonight, he reflected on the grassroots phenomenon that lifted him so high so fast.

DEAN: Finally, we've got a Democratic Party that talks about its roots again, its core issues again. Finally, Democrats in Washington have learned that they can stand up to the most right-wing president that we've had in my lifetime.

WOODRUFF: And so Dean returns to his Burlington home to regroup and reassess, and to decide whether his White House dream has finally slipped beyond his grasp.

Judy Woodruff, CNN, reporting.

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Aired February 18, 2004 - 06:03   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: If you fell asleep before the final tally in Wisconsin, we have the numbers for you. John Kerry wins with 40 percent, John Edwards, 34 percent, Howard Dean finishes a distant third with 18 percent.
To the victory bash, though, and Judy Woodruff.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SEN. JOHN KERRY (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I want to thank the state of Wisconsin for moving this cause and this campaign forward tonight.

JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Rack up another win for John Kerry. This victory more hard-fought than was expected.

KERRY: My friends, tonight I say to all of America, get ready. A new day is on the way.

WOODRUFF: The Democratic front-runner wins Wisconsin, but is denied a romp after a surprisingly tough challenge from John Edwards.

SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Today, the voters of Wisconsin sent a clear message. The message was this: Objects in your mirror may be closer than they appear.

WOODRUFF: The North Carolina senator now heads into Super Tuesday with new momentum, his strong Wisconsin showing keeping him in the game.

HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We are not done.

WOODRUFF: But for Howard Dean, another devastating loss brings a tough decision ahead. The former Vermont governor, all but crowned the Democratic nominee before a single vote was cast, has failed to win a single primary. Tonight, he reflected on the grassroots phenomenon that lifted him so high so fast.

DEAN: Finally, we've got a Democratic Party that talks about its roots again, its core issues again. Finally, Democrats in Washington have learned that they can stand up to the most right-wing president that we've had in my lifetime.

WOODRUFF: And so Dean returns to his Burlington home to regroup and reassess, and to decide whether his White House dream has finally slipped beyond his grasp.

Judy Woodruff, CNN, reporting.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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