Kucinich puts issues above win
Rep. Kucinich sees Oregon primary as an opportunity to influence the party.
BETH CASPER
Statesman Journal
April 16, 2004
Rep. Dennis Kucinich isn’t asking Oregon residents to vote for him in the November presidential election.
Kucinich wants votes in the state’s May 18 primary.
“While Iowa and New Hampshire had a say in the Democratic nomination, Oregon can have a say in the direction of the Democratic Party,” Kucinich said Thursday to about 100 people at the Coffee House Cafe in downtown Salem.
Kucinich, an Ohio congressman, plans to spend 27 days before the primary in Oregon highlighting peace, health care, civil liberties and fair trade.
Kucinich said he wants to bring troops home from Iraq, implement a universal, single-payer nonprofit health-care system, end trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and repeal the Patriot Act.
Those in the audience cheered when Kucinich said the United States should not have invaded Iraq.
“Dennis can let them know that a lot of people who are patriots want peace,” said Peggy Haas, 57, of Salem.
Kucinich’s ideas for a new health-care system appeal to Wayne Estes, 61, of Salem, who has been unemployed for 28 months. Until his wife found a job recently, Estes had been paying for health care out of their retirement savings.
Kucinich’s stand on spending more money on public education drew dozens of “yes” shouts from the crowd.
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