Reports from the campaign trail, October 28
From Melinda Arons:
Kucinich wants to debate Dean; picks up Granite Greens' endorsement
Oct. 28 —Congressman Kucinich spoke to a group of about 20 SEIU members in Concord, New Hampshire, on Monday. Many of the attendees were highly receptive to his ideas but wary of his electability. He seemed relaxed and on-message in the intimate setting, and made a rare departure from his usual insistence that he will be the nominee by admitting the campaign was about keeping issues on the table: "If I don't get the nomination [but I had a strong showing in New Hampshire], New Hampshire will have sent a message."
Kucinich was asked if he had the choice to debate any of the other candidates, who would it be. Without blinking an eye, and perhaps indicative of the recent tension between the two, he replied, "Howard Dean. I'd like to debate him about the war, I'd like to debate him about health care, I'd like to debate him about the economy, I'd like to debate him about trade."
Kucinich also picked up the New Hampshire Green Party endorsement Monday in Concord. The Greens aren't considered an "official" party in the state and are small in number. However it's fairly easy for them to vote in the primary as Democrats; if they're independents they only have to declare they're Democrats on the way in, and undeclare on the way out.
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