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Damage Control for Howard Dean
Aired January 22, 2004 - 07:07 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.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Dean's fall in the polling now is being linked directly to that now infamous speech in Iowa late Monday night. Despite widespread criticism, Dean is still predicting victory in New Hampshire.
Dan Lothian now is on the Dean beat for us.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HOWARD DEAN, (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Yeahhhhhhhhh!
DAN LOTHIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Even as Howard Dean's highly-criticized post-caucus speech continues to make headlines, more fallout. Former U.S. Senator John Durkin from New Hampshire, who had endorsed Dean, tells CNN exclusively that he's now undecided -- turned off by Dean's performance on stage.
JOHN DURKIN, FORMER U.S. SENATOR: Iowa dramatically changed the whole picture here.
LOTHIAN: Durkin added later -- quote -- "I wish I'd turned the TV off on election night and had gone to bed early."
And more bad news: "The Boston Herald" poll. Dean, once a front-runner, is now trailing John Kerry in double digits.
New Hampshire voter Robert Olson, who says he's undecided, has doubts about Dean and his actions.
ROBERT OLSON, VOTER: If you're excited and you want to keep going on, you know, maybe I would be excited and keep going on. But then again, does that mean he's got a temper; that he might blow up?
LOTHIAN: Dean, who explained he was only trying to fire up the troops, is now trying to fire up his campaign. But could this speech be the defining moment in his race for the White House?
DEAN SPILIOTIS, ST. ANSELM'S COLLEGE: History will decide that.
LOTHIAN: Dean Spiliotis at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics says some missteps can be politically fatal.
SPILIOTIS: We talk about Ed Muskie crying in '72 or Michael Dukakis in the tank with a helmet in '88. So, there are these kinds of anecdotes in presidential election history.
LOTHIAN: Dean appears to be responding by turning down the volume and going back to what he says got him in the race.
DEAN: Balanced budgets, human services, and a sense of community that we don't seem to have anymore.
LOTHIAN: But the passion he's become known for still bubbles to the surface.
DEAN: And that's to stand up for what we think is right, whether it's popular or not.
LOTHIAN (on camera): Political strategists say one of two things could probably happen to Dean. Since he's no longer the front runner, he may be able to get some traction, because he is no longer under attack. Or he may simply run out of time before the primary.
Dan Lothian, CNN, Manchester, New Hampshire.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired January 22, 2004 - 07:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Dean's fall in the polling now is being linked directly to that now infamous speech in Iowa late Monday night. Despite widespread criticism, Dean is still predicting victory in New Hampshire.
Dan Lothian now is on the Dean beat for us.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HOWARD DEAN, (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Yeahhhhhhhhh!
DAN LOTHIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Even as Howard Dean's highly-criticized post-caucus speech continues to make headlines, more fallout. Former U.S. Senator John Durkin from New Hampshire, who had endorsed Dean, tells CNN exclusively that he's now undecided -- turned off by Dean's performance on stage.
JOHN DURKIN, FORMER U.S. SENATOR: Iowa dramatically changed the whole picture here.
LOTHIAN: Durkin added later -- quote -- "I wish I'd turned the TV off on election night and had gone to bed early."
And more bad news: "The Boston Herald" poll. Dean, once a front-runner, is now trailing John Kerry in double digits.
New Hampshire voter Robert Olson, who says he's undecided, has doubts about Dean and his actions.
ROBERT OLSON, VOTER: If you're excited and you want to keep going on, you know, maybe I would be excited and keep going on. But then again, does that mean he's got a temper; that he might blow up?
LOTHIAN: Dean, who explained he was only trying to fire up the troops, is now trying to fire up his campaign. But could this speech be the defining moment in his race for the White House?
DEAN SPILIOTIS, ST. ANSELM'S COLLEGE: History will decide that.
LOTHIAN: Dean Spiliotis at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics says some missteps can be politically fatal.
SPILIOTIS: We talk about Ed Muskie crying in '72 or Michael Dukakis in the tank with a helmet in '88. So, there are these kinds of anecdotes in presidential election history.
LOTHIAN: Dean appears to be responding by turning down the volume and going back to what he says got him in the race.
DEAN: Balanced budgets, human services, and a sense of community that we don't seem to have anymore.
LOTHIAN: But the passion he's become known for still bubbles to the surface.
DEAN: And that's to stand up for what we think is right, whether it's popular or not.
LOTHIAN (on camera): Political strategists say one of two things could probably happen to Dean. Since he's no longer the front runner, he may be able to get some traction, because he is no longer under attack. Or he may simply run out of time before the primary.
Dan Lothian, CNN, Manchester, New Hampshire.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
