Monday, March 15, 2004

Monday, March 15, 2004

Democrat plans to keep pushing ideas

By Laura Rineer
clerk@pantagraph.com

BLOOMINGTON -- With John Kerry already clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, many people are left wondering why Dennis Kucinich keeps campaigning.

"The outcome of the nomination has been decided, but the platform has not been," Kucinich said at the Carpenter's Union Local No. 63 Hall on Sunday night. "I'm still campaigning to keep the debate going."

The crowd at the Carpenter's Hall clapped and cheered throughout his short speech encouraging people to stand behind him on issues such as health care and rights for the working class.

Although Kucinich said he and Kerry differ on major issues, his main concern is "putting together an effective coalition to get a Democrat in the White House."

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