Two Democratic presidential primary candidates ““ one
front-runner and one long shot ““ will be speaking on campus
today.
John Kerry, one of the party’s two front-runners, will be
speaking about foreign policy at Freud Playhouse in Macgowan Hall.
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio congressman, will be in Ackerman Grand
Ballroom.
Kerry, a four-term senator from Massachusetts, is currently
locked in what has essentially become a two-man race with John
Edwards, a first-term senator from North Carolina, heading into the
election.
Dubbed “Super Tuesday,” the March 2 election
consists of primaries or caucuses in 10 states, including
California, which are worth over half of the 2,162 delegates needed
for a candidate to win the nomination.
California is worth 370 delegates ““ the most of the 10
states.
Kerry’s speech will be at 10 a.m. and is open to the
public, but seating is limited. The Kerry campaign advises people
to show up at 9 a.m. The UCLA Burkle Institute of International
Relations is sponsoring the event.
The Kucinich event is a video conference call at noon. Kucinich
will deliver a brief speech and then take questions from the
audience and viewers from other campuses. The event is open to the
public.
Reports from Bruin staff.