Kucinich Comes to New Jersey, When Few Other Have

[babylonsister]

Kucinich Comes to New Jersey, When Few Other Have
By - Tom Jennemann
(November 19, 2007)


New Jersey is so starved for attention from presidential candidates that even a visit from U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a long-shot presidential candidate, is a newsworthy event as a crowd of about 150 gathered today at the Black Box Theatre at New Jersey City University for a town-hall style meeting.

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The Ohio congressman largely stuck to his stump speech as the crowd, populated mostly by supporters, nodded and clapped in agreement. The biggest reaction came when he reiterated his strong desire to pull out of Iraq. "This government has been on the warpath," Kucinich said. "We've had the neo-conservative policies of pre-emption and first strike. They took us into war with a people we shouldn't have gone to war with. We attacked a nation that did not attack us. That is a crime to do that."

Another topic that revved up the crowd was Kucinich's call for a not-for-profit health care system. "Millions of Americans are being denied the care they need because the insurance companies aren't interested in treatment, they are interested in profit," Kucinich pontificated.

Kucinich's anti-war message and his so-far failed effort in Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney has, to some degree, resonated with the far-left activist base of the Democratic Party. A recent national straw poll of Democratic presidential candidates done this month by Democracy for America, a political action committee founded by former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean has Kucinich as the top vote-getter with 31 percent, which was about 7 points ahead of non-candidate Al Gore.

"One of the things we see in the DFA polls is how much of a difference there is between our poll and the media horse story," said Dale Hardman, one of the founders Jersey City for Kucinich DFA. "We have Hillary at the bottom our poll and won our poll nationwide. I think that tells you a little bit about the DFA."

Alex Neilson, a representative of NJCU's Political Science Alliance, said that it's imperative that candidates like Kucinich have the opportunity to attend these types of town-hall meetings because that is their biggest weapon against much better funded competition.

"There are very real concerns today about the media's roll in determining a politician's electability before the electorate has even had an opportunity to evaluate them," Neilson said. "There is no denying that the candidates with the most funding can reach, and therefore influence, the largest number of voters. That's why forums like this need to exist."

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http://campaignsandelections.com/NJ/articles/?ID=967

[Cha]

1. "Not for Profit Health Care"!!

Dennis is so conceptual and innovative.

Lucky New Jersey! Come to New York, Dennis..not all of us are impressed with hillary.

[LWolf]

2. New Jersey votes, too.

:D

Too bad they aren't deciding the future of the civilized world. That's Iowa's job.

:sarcasm:

[rjones2818]

3. New Jersey votes, too!

Now they know who they should vote for!

Go Dennis! :woohoo:
http://dennis4president.com
Choose Peace!

[Desertrose]

4. Good for you Dennis!!

"There are very real concerns today about the media's roll in determining a politician's electability before the electorate has even had an opportunity to evaluate them," Neilson said. "There is no denying that the candidates with the most funding can reach, and therefore influence, the largest number of voters. That's why forums like this need to exist."


DR

[riqster]

5. He's doing much more, and much better, than in 2004. nt

[fed-up]

6. wish I had known, my 19 YO son is in NJ til Friday.....he would have gone :( nt

[FtWayneBlue]

7. His wife says that those who don't beleive he is electable

don't beleive in democracy.