Following the campaign, November 13
From Karin Caifa:
HILLARY WHO?
With Saturday’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner just another event in Iowa for Kucinich this week, the campaign isn’t really troubled by the presence of Hillary “Will-She-Or-Won’t-She?” Clinton. Campaign press secretary David Swanson says he hasn’t personally gotten Kucinich’s take on the Mistress of Ceremonies, but overall Swanson says, “We have no concerns about it. I’m sure she’ll do a great job.” The Kucinich campaign has often said they’d be largely unaffected by a Clinton presidential bid because she’s a “personality,” whereas Kucinich’s campaign is entirely issues-based.
MAKING THE ROUNDS
For a campaign that has long bemoaned being neglected by the media, the Kucinich campaign had a banner day. Kucinich began the day with an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” where he touted his exit strategy from Iraq and continued to denounce the Bush administration’s actions there. He also addressed the shakeup in Kerry’s campaign. “I’m not going to make any judgments on the direction of Senator Kerry’s campaign, except to say that some of the key people who left his campaign were very good people,” Kucinich said. “We all acknowledge that. And I hope that for the senator’s sake he’s able to get his campaign together. I wish him well and I think that all the Democrats have challenges in trying to keep the campaign together.” As for his own bid, Kucinich said he’s in it for the long haul. “We may not be appearing on some of the radar screens right now,” he said, “But I’ll tell you, in New Hampshire and Iowa and other places you’ll be reporting after the primaries that ours was the surprise because we’re going to start showing strength in those primaries.” Later in the day, Kucinich did an interview on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation,” where he reiterated his stance on a number of key campaign issues to host Neal Conan and several call-in questioners. He also told listeners he carries a baseball card of former Cleveland Indians slugger Rocky Colavito, “because, you know, one day in 1959, Rocky Colavito hit four straight home runs in one game. And it reminds me that it’s possible every time you get up to the plate to hit a home run. And I hope that I hit one today.” Kucinich was also the subject of a short blip (with a picture, no less) in USA Today for his stance against the draft and got a mention in a short piece on flag-burning. Perhaps Kucinich was right when he told reporters at last week’s “Rock the Vote Forum” that “better days are ahead.”
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