Wyandotte County Democrats

On Saturday November 3, eighty Democratic activists met at the Woodlands Turf Club in Kansas City, Kansas to participate in a daylong conference sponsored by Third Congressional District Democratic Committee. “Heartland Values – Democratic Action” conference participants were inspired by some of the districts leading Democratic speakers including Mayor Joe Reardon, Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson and Congressman Dennis Moore, as well as receiving instruction and information during multiple issue and action workshops held throughout the day.

39 conference participants chose to participate in a presidential primary poll conducted by the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast Committee. The Third District seems to be in agreement with the rest of the nation at this point as to which candidates deserve top tier consideration.

Clinton, Edwards and Obama easily took the top three spots. Clinton at 33% held a strong double digit lead over Edwards and Obama, who finished in a tie for the second and third spots at 18% each. Governor Bill Richardson garnered 8% of the vote and interestingly, some Third District Dems are still hoping that a solid draft movement may persuade former Vice President Al Gore to enter the race. The former Vice President received 8% of the vote as a write-in candidate. Senator Joe Biden and Representative Dennis Kucinich each polled at 5%, as did those participants who have yet to declare a preference and marked their ballots “undecided”. Carol Finney, Third Saturday Breakfast vice chair

Story by Carol Finney, Breakfast vice chair