GREEN PARTY ENDORSES KUCINICH!

[SGrande]

The Arizona Green Party has decided to ENDORSE DENNIS KUCINICH!

( a friend of mine,out in Arizona who is the State Director, just called me)

EVERY GREEN PARTY member of Arizona, all 40,000+ of them are going to register DEMOCRAT for the election!

THIS IS THE BIGGEST WAVE of progressives to flood the Democratic Party since the 1970s!


wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[CMT]

1. this is good news for DK

but can you be sure every single member of the party will actually vote for Kucinich? It is like saying that because the Steelworkers union endorsed Gephardt that every single member of that union will vote for Gep--not so.

But still it is good news and will be a great help to DK. Good for him.

[SGrande]

6. there will always be detractors, but they are pretty cohesive i hear

but then again, thats Kevin saying that, the Director for DK ...hehe

[chimpymustgo]

2. This is great news for the Democratic Party.

Thanks, Arizona Greens.

[chadm]

3. Don't get too excited

If Kucinich loses the primary we'll be back with Nader.

[blm]

7. Nope...Dennis will endorse the nominee.

Nader won't be able to control all the Greens once they commit to Dennis.

Never forget what a standup Democrat Dennis is, and one who, like Wellstone, truly believes in working WITHIN the political system via the Democratic party.

[GainesT1958]

4. That's a good start toward rational thinking by them. Now if only...

Their NATIONAL COMMITTEE would do that, I'd feel a whole lot better about their thought processes. At least one state's organization of theirs understands the truth about next year--either you're with a Democrat AGIN' Dub...or you're FOR Dub! x(

B-)

[grytpype]

5. The Greens had better be ready to endorse the Dem candidate...

within reason. I mean, if it's Leibowitz, which it won't be, I can't expect them to endorse him. If it's anyone else, they had better join the Anti-Bush Coalition.

[Born_a_Democrat]

8. Leave it to the Greens

to pick the weakest, least able to get elected Democrat in the group. and before anyone says anything...look in the polls and you'll see Kucinich is far behind even the closest Dem to him...

Endorse Dean then I'll think you're serious....or better yet...Endorse whoever wins the primary THEN you'll have my respect

[Colin Ex]

10. Obviously the Green focus is on numbers.

Kucinich is the one who most closely represents their views, so they endorsed him.

Explain to me how this is a problem.

-C

[mhr]

14. Born a Democrat

some of us, that truly were born Democrats by heritage, see Dennis as THE MOST DEMOCRATIC candidate. For me Dean is a poor subtitute!

[DemBones DemBones]

19. Well said! Dennis is a progressive, Dean's a centrist. I'm only

surprised that some Greens are supporting a centrist like Dean.

[Kucinich04]

18. Well, they might yet still...

After all, the primary was when? That's right, hasn't happened yet. It certainly seems possible that once the primary happens and a nominee determined (particularly if its Dean), they might switch their endorsement to the winner. Or, am I missing something?

BTW, I find it hard to believe that DK is far behind Sharpton or Braun. Didn't he come in second in the moveout primary, after Dean? Maybe the reason he's polling so low nationally is just a lack of exposure/name recognition. I believe if people really knew him and his platform, he would gain popularity quickly. Also, if the polling question were "Who would you personally most like to see BECOME President?" he would do very well. If the question is "Who do you want for the Dem nominee (i.e. who do you think could possibly beat bush)?" it would not be nearly as good, simply because most people (myself included) don't believe he can pull it off. Maybe the Greens made their choice based on who they'd most like to see as Prez, as opposed to who they want the Dem's to nominate. I don't know, I'm just happy for DK getting the endorsement from the greens, and I'm not going to split hairs based on them not endorsing someone who can actually win. They *should* be endorsing Kucinich, and I don't much care what anybody says to the contrary. We can agree to disagree.

[Colin Ex]

9. Awesome news.

Too bad now the next 40 posts are going to be "But if (snicker) Kucinich loses, THEY BETTER VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!!!!11111"

[Kolesar]

Didn't the "Natural Law Party" endorse Kucinich last year?

That was a DU story, I recall. I think they did it nationally, too!

[bowens43]

11. Let's hope that when the time comes

they vote for the DEM nominee.

[SEAburb]

12. good to see they chose someone who shares their values,

unlike the CA Greens who are backing Arrianna Huffington in the CA gov race.

[Chico Man]

13. Greens nor Kucinich had any visible presence at Phish IT festival

I would have thought this would have been prime recruiting grounds for votes. I've seen loads of Nader presence in the past at these things.

Who was the candidate represented at Phish IT? Howard Dean. Now thats interesting!!!

[Kucinich04]

15. Woo-hoo!

Damn, that is some pretty good news. Hope it makes the 5 o'clock, my man Dennis could sure use some free publicity and added legitimacy to his campaign.

KUCINICH '04!

[twilight]

16. great news for DK!!

Cong. Dennis Kucinich is the only candidate worth voting for! I am behind him 100% as he is the only one that has a real vision for America - a real perspective - an AMERICAN perspective!

Go DK! This former Green Party member endorses you all the way ...

See you in the Whitehouse in 2005!

Its out the door for you * in '04!

:kick:

[private_ryan]

17. like that is gonna matter

hate to break the news to you and him, but he is not going anywhere.

[umcwb]

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