Who here has heard the candidates speak in person?

[aldian159]

Me, I was at the JJ Iowa Dimmer 11/15 where Gep, Dean, Edwards, DK, JK, and CMB spoke. Plus I heard JK speak here in Chicago on 12/15.

Who else here has heard either their candidate or another candidate speak this primary season?

Isn't it cool? I mean, I'm 19, this is my first election, and while I cared about politics before, it was nothing like after the JJ dinner.

edit for spelling.

[eek]

1. Dean once, Clark twice

After seeing/hearing and meeting General Clark I was sold.

I'm a member of the Clark Posse.

[bobbieinok]

2. I heard Clark in person in Tulsa

from what I heard from my son, everyone in IA could hear each of the candidates (running there) at least once in person.

[WiltedFlowerChild]

5. From New Mexico

and have seen Dean 3 times. Kerry, Edwards and Kucinich once each.

[newyawker99]

49. Hi WiltedFlowerChild!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[democratreformed]

3. Ooh, ooh! Me! Me!

:hi:

I could just kick myself for missing Rev Al and Carol when they were in Little Rock.

[Justice]

4. Clark 3 times, Edwards 1, Kerry 1

[WiltedFlowerChild]

7. OOps

I forgot, I saw Gert Clark. Wesley, though scheduled, didn't show.

[Hoppin_Mad]

6. I've heard Dean speak 3 times in Los Angeles -nt-

[Punkingal]

8. I heard Kucinich....

on Mother's Day at an event on the beach in Santa Monica sponsored by Code Pink, called "Peace on the Beach." He was very good...much more relaxed than he appears in the debates.

[Butterflies]

9. Edwards once, Kerry once

and I was sorry to miss Clark on Saturday (I'm in Virginia.)

Edwards sounded good, but his speech was exactly the same as his commercials so I didn't learn anything new.

I just saw Kerry today at lunchtime, and he was great. He had lots of energy and he talked about many things (health care, tax cuts, military spending, etc.) He is a very good speaker, and I came away more impressed with him that before. I'll probably vote for him tomorrow.

[MasonJar]

10. I heard all of them except Clark and Sharpton at Emily's List in May.

[damnraddem]

11. I was at Sen. Harkin's Iowa Steak Fry back in, I think, October.

Clark, Lieberman, and Sharpton weren't there (Clark wasn't yet "declared"). I saw Kucinich up close. I first went to the Dean rally nearby and heard Howard speak there, then again to the Steak Fry.

[Red_Storm]

13. I went to two Clark rallys................

the weekend before the NH primary........the first one was held at a firehouse and I stood right in front of him and listened to him speak and the the next day he spoke at a college in Nashua and I got to meet Clark, Charlie Rangel and Ted Danson........General Clark is a great man and he should be in the White House not another corporate whore/professional politician..........

[Nashyra]

55. Red Storm

I was at that rally in Nashua at Daniel Webster College. My dad was one of the combat vets holding the flag and I was holding the "four stars, we had seen and met him the day before so we were in the bleachers. My son and I were passing out literature that day. We flew in from NV to help in NH for the 5 days.

[revcarol]

12. Kucinich three times from Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

Man, that guy is one powerful speaker, and had such a grasp of the issues even when the questions came from the audience!!

[revcarol]

26. Oops, forgot about that phone call the night of the Willie Nelson concert!

I talked to him about the high unemployment of our region. Golly gee, that guy has brains, and offers so much in the way of jobs, jump-starting the economy, etc.AND, the environmental disasters the Bushies are wreaking on us.

[eyesroll]

14. Kucinich three times, Dean twice, Kerry once, Edwards once.

Was supposed to see Sharpton, but there was a death on his staff and he cancelled (understandably).

But I live in WI, so I suspect I'll be able to see Clark and Sharpton before our election.

[beyurslf]

15. Dean at the Young Ds conference in NY.

[mrgorth]

16. Dean

in Philly, YO!

[TheBlob]

17. Clark/NYC/September n/t

[SharonAnn]

18. Clark twice, Edwards once, Sharpton once. Teresa kerry once

They were each great.

[Desertrose]

19. Kucinich 3 times, on the phone once and John Edwards once

It was cool...got to speak to him all three times....
twice in Phx, then in Farmington NM , helped set up the connection with the Navajo coalitions so I got to "hang" with everyone for awhile.....& saw & spoke briefly to John Edwards in Phx.

Peace
DR

[Ficus]

20. the JJ Rocked

being an Iowan whose been to the JJ before, it sure was WAY different this year. I've been lucky to have lived here, because I got a chance to see all who competed here!

And yes, it's cool!

[leyton]

21. Edwards once, Clark once, Sharpton once, Kucinich once

I was at Edwards announcement in September.

Saw Clark, Sharpton, and Kucinich at the SC NAACP convention. All three impressed me very much.

[Crunchy Frog]

22. Saw Clark once

At rally in Colorado back in November.

[tnlefty]

23. Clark last Thursday...........n/t

n/t

[no name no slogan]

24. DK once so far, and again in another couple weeks, too

I was actually part of the entertainment at the rally where he spoke. He's coming back to MN on the 21st, and I plan to see him/do advance work for him when he's here.

He's got to be one of the greatest speakers alive today. He is truly inspirational.

[Donkey007]

25. I didn't know Teresa Kerry was running...

how many delegates does she have so far?

[democratreformed]

28. Hi Donkey 007. Welcome to DU!

:hug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

27. Kucinich twice

I'm a supporter because of what I heard and saw and the energy I felt at his first appearance in August.

To my knowledge, he's the only one who has spoken in the Twin Cities in a public forum available to us ordinary folks. (Don't flame me if I'm wrong. I honestly can't recall anyone else coming through to speak to other than high rolling contributors, although that may change as our caucus approaches.)

[Donkey007]

29. Hi Reformed. I am a 19 year old granddaughter of an exrepublican.

[democratreformed]

30. Check out this thread and see if you would like to contribute:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=296483

[The Sushi Bandit]

31. Kucinich twice.. both on the same day

[Eurobabe]

32. Clark too numerous to mention

Clark: 10/29 DC, 11/3 NH, 12/4 DC, 1/6-11 NH, 1/20-27/NH, 2/7 VA
Dean: 1/26 NH
Edwards: 1/26 NH

Brings me to a point, everyone needs and deserves to see these guys (gals) up close. We need a rotating first primary so that one state doesn't hog them for months on end. Let's make it more fair....

[mlawson]

33. Our NC Dem party geniuses scheduled our primary for MAY!

So no candidates have been here, nor are they likely to. THanks a LOTT, NC Dem party!!!! And they KNEW that Edwards was running!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :argh:

[MGKrebs]

34. Dean twice.

Well, one of them was just a quick appearance at an airport, but he stopped to shake hands and say hi to a bunch of us.

[Toucano]

35. Clark once, Kucinich once. n/t

[SW FL Dem]

36. Everyone except Sharpton and Mosely -Braun.

At the FL Dem convention in December. Bob Graham also spoke even though he had already dropped out. I had a great seat - right in the middle and in the second section back. What an exhilirating experience.

[LandOLincoln]

37. Wes Clark (Sr.) twice, Gert Clark once here in Albuquerque.

[Terwilliger]

38. I've seen Dennis once

it was an interesting night, too

[Shanty Oilish]

39. Dean maybe 3 times, Kerry many

Not lately. Don't get around much anymore! :boring:

[corporatewhore]

40. I have seen kucinich speak and sing (w/willie!!!!!)

[hippywife]

41. Dennis three times

Once at the early forum in Stillwater, Ok, the reception afterwards, then in October in OKC. It would be four if you count the time he called us at the Light Up America Dinner in December. He was supposed to conference call all the locations at once and there was a problem getting the connection so he took the time and effort to call us all individually. The man just rocks!!

Nothing can compare to listening to him speak in person. He is so right on target and fluid.

[corporatewhore]

43. but did you get to have breakfast w/him and watch him sing!!

sorry just had to rub it in!!!

[Esurientes]

42. Clark Saturday at Mary's Diner in Danville VA

No one else has come close enough to see...and our primary's tomorrow.

[Mz Pip]

44. Clark

Last fall in SF. He rocked the house.

MzPip
:dem:

[Cuban_Liberal]

45. Dean twice, Edwards once, Clark once, Gephart once. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Kerry once

At the 2002 California Democratic convention in LA. Edwards was there too, but I missed him.

[rhite5]

47. Kucinich once, at Univ. of Oregon last July

The place was packed. He was so inspiring! He made me feel genuinely HOPEFUL for the first time in almost 3 years.

I have been volunteering in Oregon for his campaign ever since.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

54. I think he'll do well in Oregon

which had strong showings for Jesse Jackson in 1988 and Ralph Nader in 1996 and 2000.

[Dr Fate]

48. I saw Kerry in San Francisco n/t

n/t

[Atlant]

50. Kerry once, Sharpton once, Dean five or so times. (NT)

[mdmc]

51. I have! I have!

I've heard Dean a couple times, plus Kerry, Edwards, Kucinich, and Clark at the NYS Democratic Rural Conference last year.

[deutsey]

52. I met Dean and heard him give a good speech

.

[in_cog_ni_to]

53. I've heard Clark

twice in person. One stump speech at a fundraiser in Chicago and at a rally in Nashville, Tennssee on Monday evening. He was AWESOME! Monday evenings speech was the best I've ever heard him give. Now he's not a candidate. :cry: So sad. :cry:

On edit....I forgot to add that I also saw Dean in a stump speech at a rally at the Wisconsin Democratic National Convention.

[AP]

56. Edwards 3 times.

- First time was good. It wasn't a friendly crowd, but they REALLY warmed up to him, and passers-by joined the crowd. When it was over and I turned around to see how many people were there, I was stunned.

- Second time he gave the speech he gave at the Commonwealth Club, which is probably the best political speech I've ever heard.

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/03/03-12edwards-audio.html

- Third time it was a third speech, but I'd already heard it on CSPAN, so I was paying more attention to the people around me.