WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The strong showing of
grassroots support for Ohio Congressman and Democratic presidential
candidate Dennis Kucinich continues to be evident across the United States,
as the people's choice has just earned another victory in an online poll,
this time sponsored by the Democratic Party of Virginia.
With the voting ended and the results of nearly 7000 responses in,
Kucinich captured first place with 30% of the votes. Hillary Rodham Clinton
followed in second place with 27% of the votes, and the rest of the
Democratic contenders lined up under in totals under 15%.
The Democratic Party of Virginia poll was conducted between December 20
and 23. The question was simple: If the Virginia Democratic presidential
primary were held today, which of the six Democratic candidates would you
vote for? It should be noted that Chris Dodd was not included in the poll
choices because he had not filed with the State Board of Elections by the
December 14, 5:00 PM deadline.
Dennis Kucinich was the winner. In fact, even as polling continued past
the deadline, Kucinich has maintained his lead over his rivals. This bodes
well for the candidate and his supporters across America as the February 12
presidential primary date in Virginia nears, with a substantial 103
delegates at stake. (Results are available at http://www.vademocrats.org.)
"This is a surprise victory for me in some ways, but I don't think it
is entirely unexpected," said Kucinich today while campaigning in New
Hampshire. "Since the beginning of my campaign I have been talking with
people across the United States about the issues that matter most to them
-- affordable health care for all Americans, ending the war in Iraq and a
return to a truly constitutional government. My vision for this country is
really mainstream, and that's why people are turning to me for real
leadership."
Just last week Kucinich was the runaway winner in yet another poll of
the Democratic Party's progressive, grassroots base, scoring a landslide
win by capturing almost 77% of the vote in a nationwide poll sponsored by a
coalition of Independent voting groups across the country. Of the more than
80,000 votes cast for Democratic candidates at
http://www.independentprimary.com by self-described independent voters, the
Ohio Congressman received 61,477 -- more than three times the combined
total of all the other candidates.
Also, The Nation, one of the country's leading political publications,
concluded an editorial recently by stating, "In his stands on the issues,
Dennis Kucinich comes closest to embodying the ideals of this magazine."
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Related links:
http://www.independentprimary.com
http://www.kucinich.us http://www.vademocrats.org
CONTACT:
National Press Officer: Tom Staudter,
+1-914-762-0097, staudter@verizon.net, National Campaign HQ: Andy
Juniewicz, +1-216-409-8992, ajuniewicz@aol.com, or Washington,
D.C.: Sharon Manitta, +1-202-506-6683,
Sharon.manitta@kucinich.us, all of Kucinich for President 2008
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