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Nashua candidate says he's a Democrat and communist
Hey! Finally an honest Democrat!NASHUA, N.H. --A city man on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for state representative is also a member of the Communist Party USA. Daniel Keating, 22, a U.S. Army veteran who has protested against the Iraq war, is one of three Democrats and two Republicans running for three House seats in District 25. Keating, a tradesman, listed his affiliation in a questionnaire for The Telegraph's online voter guide. Keating said Monday he joined the Communist Party USA about a year ago because it promotes issues of concern to working people, such as a fair minimum wage. ...and gulags "I got interested in (the party) when I first joined the military, and coming from a working class background, you want to see more working-class people involved in politics, and that's what I consider it to be, besides all the general left-leaning stances on issues," he said. Keating, who is not endorsed by the Nashua Democratic Committee, said he hopes voters will pay attention to his position on issues like education funding, the minimum wage and health care, and not be scared by the label "communist". " Stalin. Mao. Millions exterminated. It's just a word. "All I want to do is help; it shouldn't be about that. People get so scared over one word," he said. I'm from the Communist Party. And I'm here to help. Secretary of State William Gardner said the last time the Communist Party USA was listed on state ballots was in 1980, when the party ticket of Gus Hall and Angela Davis competed against Democrat Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan. So there were three commies running that year? The party got on the ballot by submitting a petition signed by 3,000 registered voters, but after a newspaper published their names, some denied signing or claimed they had been misled. Wow. A Communist would lie? Can ya beat that? Posted by: tu3031 2006-11-07 |
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