Bill Bradley Expected to Endorse Dean (Yawwwwwn!)

WINS NEWS ^ | 1/5/04

[areafiftyone]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, who lost the Democratic nomination for president to Al Gore in 2000, is expected to endorse front-runner Howard Dean, party officials said Monday.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Dean and Bradley planned to announce the endorsement this week.

Dean has changed his campaign schedule to appear Tuesday in New Hampshire for a surprise announcement, state campaign director Karen Hicks said Monday. Campaigning in Iowa, Dean said he could neither confirm nor deny the report.

Bradley gave Gore a scare early in the 2000 primary process but eventually lost both the Iowa caucuses and the follow-up New Hampshire primary to the sitting vice president.

Bradley was a favorite of higher-educated, higher-income Democrats, according to party polls, a constituency that has leaned toward Dean in this year's contest.

The endorsement is further evidence of Dean's transformation from a political asterisk 12 months ago to the party's leading candidate. Dean secured Gore's endorsement last month and already leads in fund raising and in most state and national polls.

Bradley, 60, served three terms as senator from New Jersey, from 1979 to 1996. He was a Rhodes Scholar and an All-American basketball player at Princeton and later a star with the New York Knicks.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Whatever happened to Gore's support of Dean?

Since Gore announced his backing of Dean, and consequently, Dean's numbers bagan to slide, Gore's name hasn't been in the news next to Dean's.

What gives?

[1Old Pro]

I like the way this is all coming together for the Dems. Next will be an endorsement from Tom Harkin.

Bush beats Dean huge, I couldn't be happier that the Dems are all aligning with Titanic Dean.

[Texas_Dawg]

Great news. We need Dean to win this thing.

[Cicero]

Another brain-challenged Rhodes Scholar. You have to wonder what criteria they use to award those very cushy scholarships.

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[Eric in the Ozarks]

Nobody cared when he made his endorsement. Nobody cares today.

[Tax-chick]

I couldn't be happier that the Dems are all aligning with Titanic Dean.

Now wait - wouldn't we like there to be at least one other strong Dem contender through the primary season, so that Dean will (1) spend way too much money before the general election and (2) get even weirder before he confronts Bush and Cheney?

[Izzy Dunne]

You have to wonder what criteria they use to award those very cushy scholarships.

He was actually a ROADS scholar, due to his frequent-flyer miles...

[1Old Pro]

wouldn't we like there to be at least one other strong Dem contender

The other candidates are so stupid that many will hesitiate to admit obvious defeat and thus will force Dean to spend money for many more months.

[JohnGalt]

Who?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Wow, now Howard Dean has the public endorsement of two guys who lost. :)

[Izzy Dunne]

Next week: Michael Dukakis announces his endorsement.
Film at 11:00. Or maybe not.

[PeteFromMontana]

I'm holding my breath waiting to find out who Martin Sheen is endorsing.

[Recovering_Democrat]

[Tax-chick]

Good point.

[G.Mason]

Bill Bradley?

Now maybe if they got Walt Frazier,or Willis Reed someone would care

[futureceo31]

Do you know state by state numbers of how Bush is faring against Dean. I for one would like to know how some of the Gore states like CA and NY are faring against the demented one.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I'm Bill Bradley, and I used to be somebody...not much of a somebody, but at least I wasn't a nobody. Well, that's not exactly true either...I, uh, well, I played basketball for a while...wanna see a pic of me playing basketball?


You might notice I went to Princeton. That's right, but I'm not being a snob about it, though if you people had any sense at all you would've elected me President and uh, what? Oh yes, yes, I even played professional basketball...


Thats me playing for the New York Knickerbockers. And later, the good people of New Jersey sent me to the U.S. Senate. You know, New Jersey--the people who brought you

Frank Lautenberg and

Bob "The Torch" Torricelli! So you can see, I have a lot to offer you little people in America.

Now, I'm telling you to vote for

Howard Dean, a man who truly epitomizes all the Democrat Party stands for: higher taxes, no defense, gay marriage, lip service to the 2nd Amendment, hostility to religion, and the general perversion of the Constitution. All Democrats despise freedom, yes...but Howard Dean does it better in the most public of ways. So please, join me, Al Gore and billionaire George Soros by voting for Howard Dean.

[1Old Pro]

Do you know state by state numbers of how Bush is faring against Dean.

Not yet. But I believe many states are now in play that wouldn't be otherwise. California, Conneticut, New Mexico, Pennsylvania,, etc.