Howard Dean actually said...

The reason Kerry beat me and everybody else in Iowa and went on to win the nomination is ultimately Democratic voters decided that in a match with George Bush, John Kerry's military experience and his ability to think about foreign policy was going to carry the day for the Democrats and I think they may be right.

Context

Howard Dean discusses why John Kerry was successful in winning the Democratic nomination.

07/28/2004

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