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Democratic Presidential Candidates Scheduled to Campaign Well Into Night
Aired January 26, 2004 - 09:04 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: The Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to campaign well into the night tonight in New Hampshire. They're not taking anything for granted ahead of tomorrow's New Hampshire primary.
Bob Franken is in Hanover, New Hampshire for us this morning -- Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Outside Dartmouth College, and they are not taking anything for granted, Soledad, because what we have in New Hampshire is a situation normal, extremely unsettled.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN (voice-over): John Kerry wins the award for the photo-op of the weekend, swapping yucks and pucks with the National Hockey League Boston Bruins. A "Newsweek" polls shows that in a face-off right now, Kerry could skate past President Bush. Not only that, but he's "Newsweek's" cover boy this week. The magazine, just a few weeks ago, had fronted Howard Dean. Dean is going all out, more appearances with his previously reclusive wife and mother, and still trying to laugh off Iowa.
DR. HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I just want you to know I am so excited to be here that I could just scream. But I won't.
FRANKEN: Meanwhile, Wesley Clark is raising the volume himself, making his own assault on second place.
GEN. WESLEY CLARK (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to go. We're going to do it.
FRANKEN: And John Edwards, senator positive...
SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I'm going to keep doing exactly what I'm doing. When it's working, you don't change.
FRANKEN: It's yet to work for Edwards in New Hampshire, like it did in Iowa. But he's still plugging.
And Joe Lieberman is trying to knock on the door, up from the single digits.
SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I can get Democrats, independents and a growing number of Republicans who are disappointed with George Bush but won't vote for any Democrat. They'll vote for me.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: As a matter of fact, Soledad, the independents are a huge factor in New Hampshire. As a matter of fact, the voter registration is Republicans first, independents second and then Democrats. Very unsettled here.
O'BRIEN: Bob Franken joining us this morning.
Bob, thanks.
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Aired January 26, 2004 - 09:04 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: The Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to campaign well into the night tonight in New Hampshire. They're not taking anything for granted ahead of tomorrow's New Hampshire primary.
Bob Franken is in Hanover, New Hampshire for us this morning -- Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Outside Dartmouth College, and they are not taking anything for granted, Soledad, because what we have in New Hampshire is a situation normal, extremely unsettled.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN (voice-over): John Kerry wins the award for the photo-op of the weekend, swapping yucks and pucks with the National Hockey League Boston Bruins. A "Newsweek" polls shows that in a face-off right now, Kerry could skate past President Bush. Not only that, but he's "Newsweek's" cover boy this week. The magazine, just a few weeks ago, had fronted Howard Dean. Dean is going all out, more appearances with his previously reclusive wife and mother, and still trying to laugh off Iowa.
DR. HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I just want you to know I am so excited to be here that I could just scream. But I won't.
FRANKEN: Meanwhile, Wesley Clark is raising the volume himself, making his own assault on second place.
GEN. WESLEY CLARK (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to go. We're going to do it.
FRANKEN: And John Edwards, senator positive...
SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I'm going to keep doing exactly what I'm doing. When it's working, you don't change.
FRANKEN: It's yet to work for Edwards in New Hampshire, like it did in Iowa. But he's still plugging.
And Joe Lieberman is trying to knock on the door, up from the single digits.
SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I can get Democrats, independents and a growing number of Republicans who are disappointed with George Bush but won't vote for any Democrat. They'll vote for me.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: As a matter of fact, Soledad, the independents are a huge factor in New Hampshire. As a matter of fact, the voter registration is Republicans first, independents second and then Democrats. Very unsettled here.
O'BRIEN: Bob Franken joining us this morning.
Bob, thanks.
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