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CLEVELAND, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said this week the huge amount of money being raised by his opponents should be of great concern to the American voters.
On the campaign trail this week in New Hampshire, Congressman Kucinich said with all the special interest money coming into some of the other campaigns, the candidates will not be able to serve the American people in the White House because of the obligations those special interests represent.
Speaking to the Iowa State Senate Caucus on Thursday (April 12,
2007), Kucinich said, "We are all in politics, we all know what money comes into our campaigns. If someone raises a huge amount of money from special interests, they will be hogtied by the time they arrive at the White House."
According to his first quarter 2007 report filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Kucinich campaign raised $344,891, and had $163,887 cash on hand. The average contribution to the Kucinich for President 2008 campaign was $74. This figure indicates that Americans of modest means are the number one contributors in the campaign.
"American politics need to be liberated from big money, and as president I'll lead the way with a Constitutional amendment to provide for public financing of all campaigns," Kucinich said.
The campaign headquarters in Cleveland is now opening its doors in the city where the 40-year political veteran started his career as a city councilman at the age of 23. He also has opened a campaign office in Keene, NH, and other campaign offices throughout the country are in the planning stages.
Kucinich's leadership on the issues continues to propel his candidacy and has provided momentum in recent weeks. In last week's MoveOn.org straw poll Kucinich was in the top three of the candidates who spoke on the issue of Iraq. "Imagine how my place in this vote would have been if I had the same coverage as the candidates who have received most of the media coverage in this race for the White House," Kucinich said.
Source: Kucinich for President 2008
