2004 Presidential Election
Update: Ted Kennedy has endorsed John Kerry for the Democratic party nomination. Thanks to Robert Crook via Scripting News.
The Rocky [September 1, 2003, "Poll: Many Can't Name Democratic Hopefuls"] is running an AP story about a recent national poll on candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president. The results aren't very good for the electorate, many don't know any of the candidates running. From the article, "The poll, released for the Labor Day weekend which traditionally kicks off the campaign season, showed two-thirds of the people surveyed couldn't name one of the nine candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. When pollsters supplied the names, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean topped the field, although with relatively low numbers that suggest the race remains wide open."
Here's another story from the AP [September 1, 2003, "Dems Hit Labor Day Parades; Knock Dean"] about the presidential hopefuls. They're also running a list of top candidates with a bit of information about each [August 31, 2003, "Top Candidates for 2004 Presidential Race"].
Here's another AP [August 30, 2003, "Dean Moves to Lead Democrats Against Bush"] article focusing on Howard Dean. From the article, "Dean galvanized disenchanted Democrats by opposing Bush on the war in Iraq and demanding more from the political establishment, including party leaders in Washington. That poses a problem for his rivals, most of whom are party leaders in Washington. They hope to weaken Dean in three September debates, possibly focusing their attacks on his policy flip-flops, his lack of foreign policy experience, his sometimes prickly personality and his record as governor. Kerry will formally announce his candidacy Tuesday, promoting his Vietnam combat experience as a political antidote to Bush's wartime popularity. Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri has staked his candidacy on Iowa, where Dean has fought him to a tie in polls. Gephardt and Kerry air their first TV ads in September. Negative spots are not imminent, because the campaigns fear attacks would energize Dean's backers. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, already airing positive ads, needs to rise in polls this fall or his candidacy is doomed. Surveys show Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut doing well in states conducting primaries after New Hampshire, but some senior party leaders have written him off as too conservative to win. Democrats expect retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark to enter the race soon, with some suspecting that he and Dean hope to share the Democratic ticket. New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gore deny rumors that they'll run. Senior Republicans see an outside chance that Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who gave Bush a scare in the 2000 GOP primaries, might consider mounting a third-party bid or even bolt to the Democratic ticket. McCain dismisses such speculation." Clear enough for you?  Here's another AP story about Dean's advertising strategy and how it is effecting the plans of other candidates.
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