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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 11, 2004
Kerry heads off platform squabble
From the Nation/Politics section
Stephen Dinan
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's
campaign headed off a showdown in the party platform yesterday over
Iraq, convincing rival Dennis J. Kucinich's supporters not to demand
withdrawal of U.S. troops or the establishment of a Department of Peace.
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dem leaders/candidates have worked overtime to prevent such disputes
since 72 when platform fight on evening of mcgovern's acceptance speech
pushed him to
about 2am eastern time when most of nation was asleep, many more people
were
tuned into dems arguing with each other during prime time (reps had
similar, albeit lesser, experience in 92 when bush the first essentially
allowed religious right to run
things)...
clintonite control of dem party in 92 and 96 not only prevented any
apparent internal differences, it also led to 'progressives' speakers
being pushed out of prime tme slots (they'd had enough of jesse
jackson's rouings 84 and 88 convention remarks)...
desire to present unified front on national tv makes sense from party
perspective, kucinich folks have to make decision at some point re. that
('their') party... michael hoover
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