NEW HAMPTON, Iowa -- Howard Dean, whose presidential campaign has already won the backing of former vice president Al Gore, is planning a surprise visit to New Hampshire Tuesday in expectation of receiving the endorsement of the other leading Democratic contender from the 2000 race, former US senator Bill Bradley.
Democrats in New Hampshire and other parts of New England have been invited to a previously unscheduled appearance by Dean in Manchester for what is being billed as "a very special breakfast'' at which "a surprise endorsement is in store.'' Dean had been scheduled to attend a pancake breakfast in Muscatine, Iowa, about the same time, before participating in a candidate forum in Des Moines in the early afternoon.
A senior aide traveling early this morning with Dean in northern Iowa authenticated the invitation but refused to say that Bradley was planning to endorse Dean, explaining, "Nothing is confirmed at this point.'' The aide acknowledged that scrapping the early-morning event in Iowa, whose kickoff caucuses are two weeks from tonight, Monday would be unusual, particularly on the day of a debate, but the aide explained, "It wouldn't be the only wacky thing we've done in this campaign.'' Dean is expected to fly back to Des Moines to participate in the candidate forum.
When Gore announced his endorsement of Dean last month, it came after Dean secretively asked his staff to order extra charter planes for a media contingent -- without explaining why -- and scheduled a last-minute trip to Iowa, a journey that Gore eventually made with Dean after announcing his endorsement of the former Vermont governor in New York City.
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