Kucinich meetup report.

[LWolf]

I attended my 2nd DK meetup tonight. The first consisted of 3 people, including me. Tonight I stopped counting at 24, and people kept showing up.

Our hostess was the Los Angeles campaign coordinator. She was just full of useful info, as well as some teasers. We're setting up an email list, and discussing a websight. We're organizing a presence at as many community events as possible, starting with a farmer's market this sunday, and connecting to a peace and justice group that already has an organized presence at some of these events.

We're planning a booth at the L.A. county fair in Sept; Willie will be there, Dennis will be there, and I will be there!

We were a very eclectic group. Being californians, it's not surprising that we had come from all over the country. We had some lifelong dems, some 3rd party members, and some independents who had never registered with a party, and we registered them all as dems; they couldn't wait to sign up to vote for Dennis.

There were a few people who, like me, started out watching Dean, but on closer evaluation switched over. There were the usual stories about his incredible effect on those who had met him personally, including one woman who heard him speak at her church in conjunction with a peace function almost 2 years ago, and has supported him ever since.

The surprise story of the evening was our waitress; as she was delivering drinks, she glanced down and saw all the campaign materials. "Dennis Kucinich?!" she says..."What is Dennis doing? Is he running for something?" I replied (deadpan), "He's running for the presidency." She stared. "Of the United States." Her jaw dropped. She then proceeded to tell us that she grew up in a town in Ohio, and she remembers when he was a council member. She remembers that he was well-liked among the neighbors. She can't believe she hadn't heard he was running for president.

We left plenty of stuff to catch her up with her tip.

The campaign is well-organized, enthusiastic, and bursting with ideas and planned activities. We're off to a great start!

Oh...those teasers? A list of new endorsements. Not yet announced, but in the works.

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