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America Votes 2004: Kerry-ing On
Aired February 25, 2004 - 11:10 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: John Kerry has moved three steps closer to a face-off with President Bush. And today, the Democratic front- runner is working in political territory that could be crucial in the fall, as well as next Tuesday.
Our Bob Franken has our daily campaign update.
Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.
And he is spending a second straight day in Ohio, one of the primary prizes on Super Tuesday. Senator John Kerry is expected to pick up the endorsement today of former Ohio senator and space pioneer John Glenn.
Meanwhile, Kerry says he's thrilled with his triple play last night, victories in the Hawaii and Idaho caucuses and the Utah primary.
Kerry now has won 19 of 21 primary season contests and it puts him even more firmly on the track to the Democratic presidential nomination. He now has 733 of the 2,162 delegates needed for the nomination. John Edwards is the second in the delegate race with 214.
And Dennis Kucinich is basking in the glow of his first ever second-place finish. He took 30 percent of the vote in last night's Hawaii caucuses and picked up 8 of the state's 20 convention delegates. Kucinich was the only presidential candidate to actually campaign in Hawaii. But today he is campaigning in John Kerry's home state of Massachusetts, quite a change.
John Edwards is brushing off yesterday's contests with his focus squarely on scoring victories on Super Tuesday. He plans three days of campaigning in California, starting with an event at Pomona College in Claremont, followed by rallies later today in Fresno and Sacramento.
California is the site of the next Democratic candidate's debate hosted by CNN and the "Los Angeles Times." Larry King moderates the event, which features all four remaining Democratic hopefuls. It gets under way tomorrow at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, right here on CNN.
And Judy Woodruff is already out in California. With its whopping 370 delegates, it is clearly the biggest primary prize of all. And this afternoon, we'll take a look at the voters in the Golden State and their pivotal role come next Tuesday. And Judy will also sit down with former Governor Gray Davis to ask him about his successor's first 100 days, as well as his thoughts on the race for the White House. It all happens at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on "INSIDE POLITICS."
But right now, let's go back to Daryn in Atlanta.
KAGAN: All right, Bob, thank you for that.
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Aired February 25, 2004 - 11:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: John Kerry has moved three steps closer to a face-off with President Bush. And today, the Democratic front- runner is working in political territory that could be crucial in the fall, as well as next Tuesday.
Our Bob Franken has our daily campaign update.
Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.
And he is spending a second straight day in Ohio, one of the primary prizes on Super Tuesday. Senator John Kerry is expected to pick up the endorsement today of former Ohio senator and space pioneer John Glenn.
Meanwhile, Kerry says he's thrilled with his triple play last night, victories in the Hawaii and Idaho caucuses and the Utah primary.
Kerry now has won 19 of 21 primary season contests and it puts him even more firmly on the track to the Democratic presidential nomination. He now has 733 of the 2,162 delegates needed for the nomination. John Edwards is the second in the delegate race with 214.
And Dennis Kucinich is basking in the glow of his first ever second-place finish. He took 30 percent of the vote in last night's Hawaii caucuses and picked up 8 of the state's 20 convention delegates. Kucinich was the only presidential candidate to actually campaign in Hawaii. But today he is campaigning in John Kerry's home state of Massachusetts, quite a change.
John Edwards is brushing off yesterday's contests with his focus squarely on scoring victories on Super Tuesday. He plans three days of campaigning in California, starting with an event at Pomona College in Claremont, followed by rallies later today in Fresno and Sacramento.
California is the site of the next Democratic candidate's debate hosted by CNN and the "Los Angeles Times." Larry King moderates the event, which features all four remaining Democratic hopefuls. It gets under way tomorrow at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, right here on CNN.
And Judy Woodruff is already out in California. With its whopping 370 delegates, it is clearly the biggest primary prize of all. And this afternoon, we'll take a look at the voters in the Golden State and their pivotal role come next Tuesday. And Judy will also sit down with former Governor Gray Davis to ask him about his successor's first 100 days, as well as his thoughts on the race for the White House. It all happens at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on "INSIDE POLITICS."
But right now, let's go back to Daryn in Atlanta.
KAGAN: All right, Bob, thank you for that.
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