Kucinich tour set
Originally published in the News-Review
Congressman Dennis Kucinich will visit six Oregon towns besides Roseburg during his swing through the state this weekend, his campaign announced on Sunday.
The Ohio Democrat is registered as a candidate on the May 18 primary ballot along with John Kerry and Lyndon H. Larouche, Jr., although Kerry has already won enough delegates to secure the nomination at the Democratic Party convention in July.
He will appear Sunday evening at the Douglas County Library, 1409 N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd. Kucinich will give a speech beginning at 7 p.m. and will take questions from the audience during an appearance scheduled to last two hours.
On Sunday, Kucinich said he intends to continue campaigning through the remaining primaries.
"This is a critical moment to let Americans know they can still voice their concerns about the direction of the Democratic Party," Kucinich said in a statement.
Kucinich, who is scheduled to appear tonight on the Late Show with David Letterman (KPIC-TV, 11:35 p.m.), said he will use his visit to encourage Oregonians to support progressive policy planks at that convention.
"While the nominee for the upcoming election may be a foregone conclusion, what we stand for as the Democratic Party is not a foregone conclusion," Kucinich said in the statement.
"We must be the party that stands for peace, for health care, and for social and economic justice," he said.
Kucinich's tour opens Friday at the Lincoln High School Gymnasium in Portland at 7 p.m. He will also speak in Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Ashland and Medford, leaving Oregon on March 29, the statement said.
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