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Kerry Nominated, 37 Votes for Kucinich

HeadlineJul 29, 2004

The Democratic Party officially nominated Senator John Kerry last night with the support of 4,255 delegates. Kerry’s nomination however was not unanimous. 37 delegates backed Congressman Dennis Kucinich who ran largely on an anti-war platform. Throughout the convention hall Kucinich delegates wore pink scarves that read “Delegates for Peace.” Tonight Kerry will officially accept the party’s nomination and give a prime-time address. Last night John Edwards headlined the third night of the convention with an updated version of his “Two Americas” speech. Earlier in the evening the Rev. Al Sharpton received a thunderous round of applause for his criticism of the Republican Party’s treatment of African-American votes.

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