2008 Candidates Travel: Kucinich In Hawaii
Dennis Kucinich, the democratic presidential candidate with the freedom to say what he thinks and travel where he wants because he has no chance of winning, took his second campaign trip to Hawaii last weekend.
He and his daughter--oh, wait, that's his wife--visited four islands, spreading his cuddly platform of free health care, marriage for all, environmental protection and peace. But is he preaching to the choir? Nationally, depending on the poll, about 1 and 3 percent of people support Kucinich, but he came in second in Hawaii when he ran in 2004, with 31 percent of the popular vote. John Kerry won, with about 47 percent.
Kucinich is the first candidate to visit Hawaii. Like the state itself, he acknowledges and embraces his underdog status. Without the pressure to earn the votes and raise the megabucks needed to win, he can travel to Maui while the rest of the gang sits on buses in Iowa.
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