Kucinich asks Oregon voters for support
Democratic Presidential candidate speaks to groups of supporters in Corvallis, hoping to influence party platform
By Dan Traylor
The Daily Barometer
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich knows he won't be the nominee, however, the Ohio congressman refuses to suspend his campaign and instead hopes to earn votes and influence the party platform.
With those goals in mind, Kucinich brought his campaign to Oregon over the weekend, holding two events in Corvallis after stops in Portland and Salem.
"While the nomination has already been figured out, the direction of the democratic party has not," Kucinich said, after speaking to a standing room only crowd at Burton's restaurant on Sunday morning.
"Oregonian's are in a position, particularly young people, to say that we ought to stand up for peace, we ought to stand for education and for health care and for jobs," he added, explaining the goal of his Oregon trip.
OSU student Sean Rea, the vice-president of the College Democrats, said that he plans to vote for Kucinich in Oregon's May 17 primary.
"Kerry already has the nomination. This is a chance to send someone I agree with strongly to the national convention," Rea said after Sunday's event.
Kucinich, talking about issues important to college students, said that he would like to see every young person in the country be able to go to college with government paid tuition.
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