Gephardt's top aide denies his campaign is running out of cash

Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Dec-03-03 03:36 PM
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Gephardt's top aide denies his campaign is running out of cash

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Dick Gephardt's campaign manager denies reports that the Missouri Democrat is running out of money for his presidential campaign.

Gephardt's Steve Murphy insists that his man has enough resources to run ads for the next seven weeks -- through the Iowa caucuses -- and then as well to fight rival Democrat Howard Dean in the South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Missouri primaries and on to the Michigan vote Feb. 7.

"We expect to do very well , and Dean won't," Murphy said. "If we fail ..., then we have money problems."

The intensifying rivalry between Gephardt and Dean, Vermont's former governor, has become a hallmark in the battle for the Democratic nomination. It is generally agreed that Gephardt must win Iowa to stay in the race, but that he is being vastly outspent by Dean.

more: http://www.post-gazette.com/election/20031203gephardt1203p2.asp

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Wed Dec-03-03 03:43 PM
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1. at the 'mousepad to

shoe leather' organizing meeting I attended in LA, Trippi called this - he worked 4 Geppy's previous WH run.

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Wed Dec-03-03 03:45 PM
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2. Translation: PANIC!

We're out of money -- we NEED your help to beat that bad ol' Dean. Geppy is a washed-up has-been that thinks he deserves the Presidency.

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damnraddem

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Wed Dec-03-03 04:01 PM
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3. Gephardt campaign denies it's out of money?

My God! The Gephardt campaign must be out of money.

If not, Gephardt could easily scotch any rumors -- follow his own state motto's advice: show me.

Think Dean will lend Gephardt some bats?

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Rose Siding

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Wed Dec-03-03 04:07 PM
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4. Denies "reports"

Crummy reporting. I'm not for Gep but this paper is doing a number on him. Maybe there's really blood in the water and there's no way for them not to report it somehow but this seems like a really sleazy way to do it.

AND Mr. Murphy is pretty low, hammering a Dem with some of the slams he's using.

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