Democratic Primaries Cement John Kerry’s Position As Frontrunner For Presidential Nomination

Feb 03, 2004

The mini-Super Tuesday Democratic Party primaries and caucuses have cemented Senator John F. Kerry’s position as the frontrunner for his party’s presidential nomination.

Kerry won the contests in Missouri, Arizona, Delaware, New Mexico and North Dakota.

Senator John Edwards won in South Caroline, keeping his hopes alive, at least for a few days.

Retired General Wesley Clark had a narrow victory over Edwards and Kerry in Oklahoma, also delaying his departure from the race.

The former frontrunner and Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean, was defeated in all seven contests.

The 2000 vice-presidential nominee, Senator Joe Lieberman, was also defeated and announced his withdrawal from the race. [Read more…]

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John Kerry Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary; Election Night Speeches

Jan 27, 2004

Senator John Kerry has won the Democratic New Hampshire primary.

Kerry polled 39% against his opponents Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, John Edwards and Joe Lieberman.

His win makes him the party’s frontrunner for this year’s nomination. [Read more…]

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Democratic Party Candidates Debate In New Hampshire

Jan 22, 2004

The seven Democratic Party presidential candidates have met in debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the aftermath of the Iowa caucuses which delivered a convincing victory to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.

Gen. Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), Sen. John Kerry (Mass.), Sen. Joseph Leiberman (Conn.), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), and the Rev. Al Sharpton participated in the debate.

Moderators were Brit Hume of Fox News, Peter Jennings of ABC News, Tom Griffith of WMUR, and John Distaso of The Union Leader.

This recording was taken from the FOX news channel coverage. [Read more…]

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Why Michael Moore Is Supporting Wesley Clark

Jan 14, 2004

Michael Moore, the producer of “Bowling for Columbine”, the devastating expose of the gun industry in the US, has announced his support for the presidential campaign of retired General Wesley Clark.

Describing Clark in computer-speak as Dean 2.0, Moore says Clark is the Democratic Party candidate with the “absolute best hope” of defeating George W. Bush. [Read more…]

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