Congressman Kucinich Announces Plan to Build Alliance with Independent Voters
Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential candidate announced today that he plans to meet with independent leaders across the country as part of a process to reach out to and build a direct alliance with independent voters. Independent, non-aligned voters are now 42% of the national electorate. With 29 states holding open presidential primaries independents could substantially influence both the Democratic and Republican primary contests.
Kucinich has met with Jim Mangia, Co-Chair of Independent Voice.org, an organization representing California’s 3 ½ million independent voters and Linda Curtis, Director of Independent Texans. He will soon meet with independent leaders in New Hampshire (an open primary state) and New York.
“Independent voters are a critical and growing constituency in American politics that must be related to and recognized as a major progressive force in our democracy. Independents are leading the charge for political reform and social change,” stated Congressman Kucinich. “When independents gave the Democrats control of Congress in 2006, it really hit me that these are the voters fueling a pro-democracy movement in America and voters with whom we must align if we are to change politics in America. We must clean up and open up politics in America, reinvigorate our democracy and an alliance between Democrats and independents in the open primary states will send a clear message of the direction our country needs to take. I am proud to be an independent spirit working in the Democratic Party to bring an end to war as an instrument of policy, enact a universal nonprofit health care system and lead a concerted effort to end poverty in America!”
A recent poll published in the Wall Street Journal indicated that 42% of Americans now self-identify as independents. These voters span the political spectrum on a variety of critical issues but are united in their concerns to reform our political system, challenge partisanship and political gridlock, eliminate the influence of special interests, and reinvigorate our democracy.
Kucinich Campaign Contacts:
David Bright, (207) 234-4226, david.bright@kucinich.us
Sharon Jimenez, (310) 478-0114 or (310) 409-3306, enzah@aol.com
Michael H. Drucker
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