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Robert Novak's Inside Buzz
Aired September 09, 2003 - 15:23 ET
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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Well, look who stopped by to see us, our Bob Novak, who came with your notebook and a little news from California, a little buzz. What's going on?
ROBERT NOVAK, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: I've been talking to some Republicans out there.
And they really feel that you'll be calling Cruz Bustamante Governor Bustamante after October 7, unless they can get Tom McClintock out of the race, and then they think they can win with Schwarzenegger. And McClintock is very stubborn, but he is going to be pressured by the California Republicans, not by the White House. The White House is staying out of it.
CROWLEY: And wise to do so, I think.
Speaking of the White House, some concerns about George Bush in '04.
NOVAK: It's a funny thing. The Zogby poll which came out Saturday, 45 percent approval rating, this scared to death the Republicans up there, with job loss and the situation in Iraq.
But, at the same time, President Bush is just raising money like crazy. He was supposed to get $1 million in Indianapolis. They got $1.5 million. They had so many people in Detroit, they had to take the tables out. And they are going to get $2 million this week in Mississippi, Mississippi, where he's going down to help Haley Barbour run for governor.
CROWLEY: Let me ask you, another part of the country, South Dakota, William Janklow in trouble. And how might that actually help Senate Democrats?
NOVAK: Yes, it helps Tom Daschle.
William Janklow, congressman, indicted for manslaughter, if he resigns, there's a good possibility that John Thune, former congressman, will run for the open seat. Now, why that's an advantage for Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader, is that Thune is the only guy who can beat Daschle. The White House badly wants Thune to run for the Senate. John Thune is kind of a cautious guy. He might decide he would rather have his House seat back, where he would be an overwhelming favorite.
CROWLEY: We've got about 15 seconds, so let's just go to Texas. Don't tell me it's almost over there with the redistricting. NOVAK: It is not over.
The Republicans are going to try again. They are scaling down their demands. And State Senator John Whitmire, the dean of the Senate, has come back from New Mexico. He is upset by these liberal Democrats in Washington making such a fuss. And he gives them a quorum. So the Republicans are going to try again to get four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ain't politics grand?
(LAUGHTER)
CROWLEY: Hope springs eternal.
Bob, stop by any time. We appreciate it.
NOVAK: Thank you.
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Aired September 9, 2003 - 15:23 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Well, look who stopped by to see us, our Bob Novak, who came with your notebook and a little news from California, a little buzz. What's going on?
ROBERT NOVAK, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: I've been talking to some Republicans out there.
And they really feel that you'll be calling Cruz Bustamante Governor Bustamante after October 7, unless they can get Tom McClintock out of the race, and then they think they can win with Schwarzenegger. And McClintock is very stubborn, but he is going to be pressured by the California Republicans, not by the White House. The White House is staying out of it.
CROWLEY: And wise to do so, I think.
Speaking of the White House, some concerns about George Bush in '04.
NOVAK: It's a funny thing. The Zogby poll which came out Saturday, 45 percent approval rating, this scared to death the Republicans up there, with job loss and the situation in Iraq.
But, at the same time, President Bush is just raising money like crazy. He was supposed to get $1 million in Indianapolis. They got $1.5 million. They had so many people in Detroit, they had to take the tables out. And they are going to get $2 million this week in Mississippi, Mississippi, where he's going down to help Haley Barbour run for governor.
CROWLEY: Let me ask you, another part of the country, South Dakota, William Janklow in trouble. And how might that actually help Senate Democrats?
NOVAK: Yes, it helps Tom Daschle.
William Janklow, congressman, indicted for manslaughter, if he resigns, there's a good possibility that John Thune, former congressman, will run for the open seat. Now, why that's an advantage for Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader, is that Thune is the only guy who can beat Daschle. The White House badly wants Thune to run for the Senate. John Thune is kind of a cautious guy. He might decide he would rather have his House seat back, where he would be an overwhelming favorite.
CROWLEY: We've got about 15 seconds, so let's just go to Texas. Don't tell me it's almost over there with the redistricting. NOVAK: It is not over.
The Republicans are going to try again. They are scaling down their demands. And State Senator John Whitmire, the dean of the Senate, has come back from New Mexico. He is upset by these liberal Democrats in Washington making such a fuss. And he gives them a quorum. So the Republicans are going to try again to get four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ain't politics grand?
(LAUGHTER)
CROWLEY: Hope springs eternal.
Bob, stop by any time. We appreciate it.
NOVAK: Thank you.
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