(24 Feb 2004)
Washington, DC
1. Ralph Nader at National Press Club
2. Media
3. Nader speaking
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ralph Nader, Independent Presidential Candidate
"Relax. Rejoice that you have another front carrying the ancient but unfulfilled pretensions and aspirations of the Democratic party. Do not deny millions of voters the opportunity to vote for this candidacy. Everyone should have a chance, everyone should argue on the merits, not on the money."
5. Media
6. Pan from photographers to side shot of Nader speaking
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ralph Nader, Independent Presidential Candidate
"So, this candidacy is not going to get many democratic party votes. On the other hand, the party that''''s in power is the party that we are going to focus on retiring. And conservatives and independents who are very upset with Bush administration policies are left with two options: vote for the Democrats, which is unlikely, or vote for an independent ticket."
8. Nader speaking
New York, NY
9. John Kerry hugs New York Congressman Charles Rangel at a rally in Harlem, push in to closer shot of Kerry
10. Woman applauding
11. John Kerry sign, pan down to Kerry speaking
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator John Kerry, Democratic Presidential Candidate:
"The president tonight will lay out what he calls a vision. I believe what he will do tonight is run away from his own record because he doesn''''t have a record to run on."
Washington, DC
13. US President George Bush talking to governors in the White House state dining room
14. California govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger listening
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"This is going to be a year in which a lot of people are probably going to think nothing can done, right, because we''''re all out campaigning. Well, that''''s not my attitude. I fully understand it''''s going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue. But my pledge to you is, we''''ll continue to work with you. You''''ve got what you - you''''ve got to do what you''''ve got to do in your home states, in terms of politics. But surely we can shuffle that aside sometimes, and focus on our people."
16. Pan from governors to Bush speaking
STORYLINE:
Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate, laid out his campaign platform in Washington on Monday, a day after declaring his intention to run for president as an independent.
Some Democrats feared he could pull votes from the party''''s eventual presidential nominee - they''''ve blamed him for taking votes away from Al Gore in the close 2000 presidential election.
Nader urged Democrats not to deny millions of voters the opportunity to vote for his campaign, and said he had a simple message for the Democrats: "relax."
He said the 2000 election was "stolen" from Gore - and that what he calls Democratic "blunders" did nothing to fix it.
Nader said he was targeting independent candidates and other conservatives who were frustrated with President Bush''''s policies at home and abroad, and he said the Republican party is the one he was hoping to retire.
Meanwhile, democratic front-runner John Kerry, who was campaigning in New York on Monday, continued his attacks against President George Bush.
Speaking to a crowd in Harlem, Kerry predicted Bush would "run away from his own record" when he unveiled a campaign speech that advisers said would highlight his policies on homeland security, tax cuts and other issues.
Kerry said the nation has lost three (m) million jobs and had grown weaker and more isolated from its allies under Bush.
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