Hayward Democrats may favor Kucinich, Dean
Originally published in the Daily Review
Local Democrats may favor Kucinich, Dean
By STAFF REPORTS
HAYWARD -- If a poll conducted by a group of local Democrats is any indication of the campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Dennis Kucinich and Howard Dean will slug it out for the party's nod.
More than 100 Democrats gathered in Hayward on Friday to hear volunteers from five Democratic candidates discuss their positions on various issues and take part in a sample ballot poll.
Representatives for Kucinich, Dean, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, ret. Gen Wesley Clark and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards spoke about prescription drugs, poverty, the USA Patriot Act and what the candidates would do to fix the budget, among other topics.
Each volunteer was given less than two minutes to respond to each topic.
Attendees said the event gave them an opportunity to see the different views and to make sure Democrats would stand behind whomever the Democratic Party selects.
During the sample ballot poll, participants were given a sheet of paper with the names of nine Democratic candidates on it.
They were asked to rank their top three choices with their most likely choice given three points and their third likely choice given one point.
Kucinich, a congressman from Ohio, and Dean, former governor of Vermont, separated themselves from the pack with 194 and 174 points, respectively. Kerry had 107 points and the rest fewer than 50.
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