Following the campaign, November 3
From Karin Caifa:
FUND-RAISING
After exceeding $400,000 in the month of October, the campaign reports that in the fourth quarter it is off to its best fund-raising start yet. Once again, most contributions are of $250 or less, which means money is still coming in from many different sources. Why it’s not translating to poll numbers is still a mystery, with the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll showing that just 2 percent of Democrats would vote for Kucinich if they had to vote in their primary or caucus today.
RESPONSE TO NEWS OF THE DAY
Upon hearing that a U.S. helicopter had been shot down outside Fallujah, killing 16 soldiers, Kucinich reiterated his call to “get the U.N. in and the U.S. out” and pointed to his proposed exit strategy, as well as issuing the following statement: “Iraq will not find peace or stability until the U.S. occupation ends. For almost a month, I have promoted a plan to bring our troops home and turn control of the transition over to the United Nations. The sons and daughters of the U.S. are dying in increasing numbers for the benefit of war profiteers with close ties to the Bush administration. There was no basis for a war in Iraq. It was wrong to go in, and it’s wrong to stay in. No weapons of mass destruction have been found. We should not be sacrificing the lives of our brave men and women for the profits of Halliburton, Bechtel and other corporate interests. This disastrous mission must be ended before any more lives are lost. It is urgent for the United States to go to the U.N. with a new resolution which contains the basis of an exit strategy. It is time to bring our troops home. It is time to get the U.N. in and the U.S. out of Iraq.”
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
After spending Sunday in Oakland, Calif., Kucinich begins a stint in New Hampshire Monday, including making his candidacy in New Hampshire official on Tuesday in Concord.
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