Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Washington: Carol Lin) Tuesday’s 7-state race for the Democratic presidential nomination noted.

(Fargo, North Dakota: Kelly Wallace) Senator John Kerry’s campaign featured; scenes shown from North Dakota; details given about Kerry’s defense of his past political contributions, including his involvement with Johnny Chung, who pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to former President Bill Clinton. [KERRY – comments on the Chung incident; speaks against special interests.] Endorsements for Kerry from the United Farm Workers and the governor of Washington noted.

(Georgetown, South Carolina: Frank Buckley) Senator John Edwards’ campaign featured; scenes shown of Edwards campaigning in his native South Carolina; details given about the significance of religious faith & African American voters in the South. [Bible Way Church Rev. Darrell JACKSON†- supports Edwards.] [EDWARDS – asserts it will be a 2-person race if he wins in South Carolina; responds to a question about whether he would consider the vice presidency.] Endorsement of Senator Joseph Lieberman by the South Carolina newspaper “The State” noted.

(Lawton, Oklahoma: Dan Lothian) Gen. Wesley Clark’s campaign featured; scenes shown of Clark campaigning in Oklahoma. [At a rally, fellow Vietnam veteran Mike McCLINTIC†- recalls saving Clark’s life in Vietnam.]

(Roseville, Michigan: Candy Crowley) Howard Dean’s campaign featured; details given about Dean’s strategy to sustain losses while accumulating delegates; scenes shown of Dean at a church service. [DEAN – criticizes Kerry’s political contributors; jokes with supporters about suggestions that Kerry had botox injections.]

(Washington: Carol Lin) Lieberman’s hope for a win in Delaware noted; scenes shown of his campaign appearance in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

(Columbia, South Carolina: Joe Johns) The campaign of Rev. Al Sharpton, who has little support in the polls, featured; scenes shown; details given about the Democratic Party clout gained by Rev. Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail. [SHARPTON – preaches/campaigns.] [Three African American VOTERS – comment on Sharpton.] What Sharpton is trying to accomplish discussed.