Reply #7: Hagelin has basically endorsed Kucinich [View All]

[NewJerseyDem]

Hagelin isn't run in 2004 and has basically said that he wants Kucinich to be the nominee. I wonder if he is considering a run on the natural law party ticket. Politics1.com seems to make it clear that the natural law party would probably let Kucinich run if he wants it. Would anyone here vote for him over a Democratic nominee?

"Kucinich has also been building ties to the Natural Law Party -- including giving a speech to the NLP at its National HQ in Iowa (and the NLP, in turn, heavily promotes Kucinich for President on the NLP website). "Congressman Kucinich ... deserves our strong support," wrote NLP Leader John Hagelin in a 2003 statement. In a January 2003 statement that stopped just short of an endorsement, former Green Party nominee Ralph Nader also urged Kucinich to run for President and praised him as "a clearly progressive candidate." Kucinich reported raising a paltry $173,000 as of the close of the March 31, 2003 federal reporting period -- a very low total by any measure. He showed a surprising jump in 2Q 2003, raising a respectable $1.5 million for the quarter. While Kucinich is unlikely to win the Democratic nomination, it seems he still may appear on Presidential ballots in November 2004 as the Natural Law Party's nominee. Simultaneously, he also intends to seek re-election to Congress in 2004."- Politics1.com