It had to come sooner or later, but Lieberman has decided on
sooner and offered a "fresh start" by raising the flag against Dean's Confederate flag comment and foregoing of public financing in a new TV ad broadcast in New Hampshire.
Lieberman Ad Singles Out Democratic Rival
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 14, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the first presidential campaign ad that singles out a Democratic rival, Joe Lieberman criticizes front-runner Howard Dean for his Confederate flag comment and his rejection of public financing.
Lieberman, trailing his major rivals in New Hampshire polls, does not mention Dean by name in the television spot that began airing there Friday. However, the subject is clear when he says, ``I don't think it's right to have raised a divisive symbol like the confederate flag. Or to give up on principles like limiting the amount of money in campaigns.''
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As reported elsewhere, a
new NH poll shows Lieberman trailing Dean by a couple of light years.