Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Election 2004
Lost but not forgotten: their candidate, his cause


Joseph Corrales and other loyal Dennis Kucinich supporters won't walk away, driven to be activists with the nomination out of reach.

By TOM ZUCCO, Times Staff Writer
Published March 8, 2004

ST. PETERSBURG - The situation is hopeless, and Joseph Corrales knows it. He slides behind the wheel of his Toyota pickup truck with his handmade "Kucinich for President" sign mounted in the back.

But you know, he said, sometimes you have to go on anyway.

Florida's Democratic primary Tuesday has become a one-horse race, with Sen. John Kerry from Massachusetts having lapped the field. What's left of it. Only the Rev. Al Sharpton and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich have yet to yield to Kerry and drop out.

Going into the Tuesday's primaries, Kerry had 1,506 of the 2,162 delegates needed to win the nomination.

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