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The Reno Gazette-Journal has some photos up of Dennis Kucinich's appearance yesterday.
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Yours truly is in this article from the Sparks Tribune:
Kucinich did not address education. Susan Nunes, a Sun Valley teacher who is undecided about whom she is supporting, said she has been going to all of the candidate appearances because she wants to see No Child Left Behind abolished.
"All it is is an attempt to privatize public schools by setting (them) up for failure," she said.
Kucinich's scheduled appearance Saturday at the Democratic Headquarters had been switched to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to provide more space, said Diana Smith, co-coordinator of the Nevada Campaign for Kucinich, after the response to his appearance drew a tremendous response.
Kucinich supporters such as Swain say he has been marginalized by the mainstream media "because of the powerful elements within the Democratic Party ... and (therefore) in the media there has been a deliberate attempt to marginalize him."
The question of viability was on the minds of some in the audience.
"I really want Kucinich," said Sparks resident Jeane Jacobs, "but I think Edwards is more viable."
Jacobs said she thought the Republicans are pushing for Clinton, "because they will get their people out to vote against her." Also, she said, it appeared that "the media is pushing the Obama-Hillary thing because people are afraid of Edwards and Kucinich."
A lot of people I have talked to in this event and in others have picked Edwards as their second choice.
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S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom's support of Hillary Clinton may not help her.
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Hillary Clinton has been battle scarred all of these years, but she also has a soft side. The trouble is she must somehow be softhearted without being too much of a wimp, and she must have enough toughness not to be a calculating bitch.
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