Dean: Doesn't Need to Win Any State Tues. [View All]

[rodbarnett]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said Thursday that he doesn't need to win any of the seven states holding contests Tuesday to keep his beleaguered campaign alive.

Coming on the heels of the campaign's decision not to buy TV ads in those states, Dean said he will focus on picking up as many delegates as he can, but that only requires him to place, not win, in the blitz of upcoming primaries and caucuses.

"We're going to have to win eventually," he said. "But the question was do we have to win on February 3. Of course we want to, but we don't have to."

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With his money and momentum depleted after losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, Dean has decided to save his ad money for the Feb. 7 elections in Michigan and Washington state and, 10 days later, those in Wisconsin.


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