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FIRST SHOT IN DEMS' CIVIL WAR
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Dec 10, 2003 10:58am |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By DEBORAH ORIN
Al Gore made it crystal clear yesterday that one of his prime goals in endorsing Howard Dean for president is to kiss Bill Clinton's Democratic Party goodbye.
"We need to remake the Democratic Party," Gore said as he threw his support to Dean at a breakfast just down the street from Clinton's Harlem office and gave the front-runner a big boost toward the 2004 Democratic nomination.
Gore tried to set himself up as the Democratic kingmaker and in effect the party leader - usurping a role that Bill Clinton sees as his by right.
Gore's support should give Dean a big boost toward the nomination, but his manner infuriated rivals and some powerful Democrats like Rep. Charles Rangel.
Rangel backs 2004 candidate Wesley Clark, who is supported by many Clinton loyalists. So perhaps it was no accident that Clark yesterday talked up Hillary Clinton as his possible running mate. |
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