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Howard Dean: “The reason Kerry beat me and everybody else in Iowa and went on to win the nomination is ultimately Democratic voters…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2004
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.
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Howard Dean
Democratic · Vermont

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

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