Sunday, May 16, 2004

Kucinich to get real familiar with Oregon

04/14/2004

Associated Press

Call it the Oregon strategy.

Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio congressman who is John Kerry's last rival in the Democratic presidential race, plans to spend almost a full month campaigning in the state. He hopes the state's voters will give him a strong showing in the May 18 primary, lifting his antiwar candidacy into new prominence.

"This campaign will give the people of Oregon an opportunity to help chart the direction of the Democratic Party on Iraq," Kucinich said this week during his third trip to the state in as many weeks.

Kucinich said he plans to spend 27 days in Oregon by the primary election. That would far exceed the time spent by any major party presidential candidate in Oregon in at least three decades.

Until 1972, Oregon was one of a handful of states that held a presidential primary, making it an important stop for candidates seeking to...(Full Story)

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