noted in passing
The Seattle Times makes an interesting note about the Kucinich campaign in Washington state:
But Patty Kuderer, Washington communications director for Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, one of the few candidates with a state campaign staff, pointed out that Ralph Nader, who in 2000 was bolstered by support from environmentalists, has been an active Kucinich supporter. "I think that speaks volumes," she said.
The only other state campaign staff mentioned in the article is Dean's. And yet some of the other candidates are considered "front-runners"?
Also: The conservative Washington Times, no fan of Kucinich's, remarked:
Mr. Kucinich, is now making his move before it is all over. The food of a political columbid is anti-war isolationism and class warfare rhetoric. Mr. Dean, who obviously has a talent for learning new political languages, has been adroitly attracting many populist voters with such rhetoric, even as the media were observing that the most authentic populist warbling was coming from Mr. Kucinich.
As part of a multi-city announcement tour, Mr. Kucinich flew into Minneapolis recently to rouse his faithful. A large crowd of 800 to 900 persons filled the auditorium of the inner-city high school, the alma mater of Jesse Ventura. Having attended rallies for the other candidates, I think it is safe to say that candidates John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt or Wesley Clark would probably not be able at this stage to muster this large a crowd here. The reason is simple: The party activists want pigeons, not falcons. Only Mr. Dean has produced larger turnouts in Minnesota.
Again, some of these candidates are considered "front-runners"?
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