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February 12, 2004
Sharpton | Sharpton and Kucinich Sticking It Out

AP, via MSNBC.com, reports:

As better-financed and more popular candidates drop out of the Democratic presidential race one after the other, two constants remain: Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton.

Both are winless after more than a dozen state contests, holding in single digits in the polls, with no expectation of doing better down the road. But each professes a unique sense of purpose and vows to stay in until the end.

For Kucinich, it’s to shine a light on his opposition to the Iraq war and his plan to bring U.S. troops home.

“It is at the convention where I will win the nomination, based on the emergence of Iraq as the defining issue,” the Ohio congressman predicted last week.

Sharpton, the only black candidate remaining, wants to help tailor the party platform to reflect minority concerns.



Posted by Jeff M at February 12, 2004 06:39 PM | TrackBack
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Yah well, SharpTongue is - SharpTongue and Kucinich can always bank on an endorsement from GrandFatherTwilight…

Posted by: Cap'n DOC at February 12, 2004 07:06 PM

You know Sharpton is being managed by a longtime Republican operative?

Posted by: Anthony at February 12, 2004 08:34 PM

What you don’t know, Anthony, is that Sharpton is a longtime Republican operative. If you were in on the VRWC, you’d know these things…

/sarcasm.

OK, seriously now, I did read that somewhere, it looked solid actually, but I didn’t file it. Do you have a link?

Posted by: lewy14 at February 13, 2004 02:46 AM

In all seriousness, can anyone tell
me what those 2 hope to gain?

It looks TOTALLY ludicrous in terms
of becoming the Demo nominee.

(Other than an ego massage).

Posted by: leaddog2 at February 13, 2004 02:32 PM

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