16% - Kucinich defies expectations
Focusing on Oregon, presidential underdog draws high percentage of primary vote
Matt Petrie - mpetrie@pdx.edu
May 20, 2004
Ohio Representative and Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich took 16 percent of the presidential vote in Tuesday night's Oregon Democratic primary, surpassing even the expectations of many of his supporters. Sen. John Kerry received 81 percent.
Whether the number is enough to force the Kerry campaign to pay heed to Kucinich supporters' issues is still unclear.
Local campaign organizers had predicted yesterday that he would receive at least five percent of the vote, but said they did not expect to receive more than 25 percent.
Due to voter turnout in support of Kucinich, the congressman will...(Full Story)
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