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Keep the Presidential Debates Open
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| Dear Julie ,
This Thursday, September 20, the American Association of Retired People (AARP) and Iowa Public Television (IPT) are sponsoring a nationally televised presidential forum - and they are excluding former Senator Mike Gravel and Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The forum, entitled “Divided We Fail Presidential Candidate Forum,” is focused on health care and security and will be moderated by Judy Woodruff of PBS.
The AARP set up criteria that excluded Kucinich and Gravel. They said candidates had to be renting office space and have a paid staff in Iowa. This is the first debate to exclude any Democratic Party candidate, and it’s ironic that AARP is excluding the only septuagenarian in the race.
AARP is a non-profit and a supposed non-partisan organization. Write or call the AARP, IPT and PBS today and demand the inclusion of Kucinich and Gravel.
Sincerely,
Nancy Ross
Committee for a Unified Independent Party
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