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Joe Lieberman

You know, I respect what Howard Dean has been able to do. It's good for our party. But I've got to tell you this: If money alone decided presidential nominations, Phil Gramm would have been nominated in '96.

Joe Lieberman

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Joe Lieberman acknowledges Howard Dean's positive impact on their political party but emphasizes that having a lot of money is not enough to secure a presidential nomination. He illustrates this by pointing out that despite Phil Gramm's financial resources in 1996, he did not become the nominee, showing that other factors matter more.

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