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New Hampshire Democratic Primary Heating Up
Aired January 24, 2004 - 09:05 ET
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JASON CARROLL, CNN ANCHOR: Across New Hampshire today, the temperatures are in the single digits, but the campaigning for the first Democratic primary is heating things up there.
Our Bob Franken is tracking the candidates' movements, and he joins us now live from Manchester with the latest. Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Jason.
We have one candidate who wants to leave things just the way they are, and many, many others who would like to change the picture.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN (voice-over): It's hard telling if that mild debate made any difference whatsoever for Howard Dean or any of the candidates, or whether the new Dean campaign is having any effect, or what it means.
Dean was still being his provocative self, suggesting, for instance, that the Federal Reserve chairman should go.
HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think Alan Greenspan has become too political.
FRANKEN: Dean is trying to recapture the magic and recapture the lead from John Kerry, but he was also looking over his shoulder at Wesley Clark to make sure Clark didn't quietly overtake him.
Down below, Joe Lieberman.
SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Independents are going to vote. They're going to play a critical role here.
FRANKEN: Lieberman and John Edwards are hoping that those independent voters don't embarrass them.
The other candidates are watching enviously as John Kerry glides along at the top of the heap.
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: How are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd like to shake the hand of the next president.
KERRY: Thank you, sir. I appreciate that very, very much.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: And John Kerry, of course, is painfully aware of the political law of gravity, which is, what goes up can come down. Sometimes, anyway, Jason.
CARROLL: All right. Bob, thanks so very much for that.
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Aired January 24, 2004 - 09:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JASON CARROLL, CNN ANCHOR: Across New Hampshire today, the temperatures are in the single digits, but the campaigning for the first Democratic primary is heating things up there.
Our Bob Franken is tracking the candidates' movements, and he joins us now live from Manchester with the latest. Bob, good morning.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Jason.
We have one candidate who wants to leave things just the way they are, and many, many others who would like to change the picture.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN (voice-over): It's hard telling if that mild debate made any difference whatsoever for Howard Dean or any of the candidates, or whether the new Dean campaign is having any effect, or what it means.
Dean was still being his provocative self, suggesting, for instance, that the Federal Reserve chairman should go.
HOWARD DEAN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think Alan Greenspan has become too political.
FRANKEN: Dean is trying to recapture the magic and recapture the lead from John Kerry, but he was also looking over his shoulder at Wesley Clark to make sure Clark didn't quietly overtake him.
Down below, Joe Lieberman.
SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Independents are going to vote. They're going to play a critical role here.
FRANKEN: Lieberman and John Edwards are hoping that those independent voters don't embarrass them.
The other candidates are watching enviously as John Kerry glides along at the top of the heap.
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: How are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd like to shake the hand of the next president.
KERRY: Thank you, sir. I appreciate that very, very much.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: And John Kerry, of course, is painfully aware of the political law of gravity, which is, what goes up can come down. Sometimes, anyway, Jason.
CARROLL: All right. Bob, thanks so very much for that.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
