Dennis Kucinich in MSNBC news programs

On Government Reform: There's a fourth branch of government with a dollar sign

We have to know where the centers of power are. I think this book, "The Division of Light and Power," is a guide towards understanding how government actually works. It`s not the legislative, executive, judicial branch that some of us learned about in civic. There`s another branch with a dollar sign on it. And we have to be very careful about protecting our democratic rights in this society. Source: MSNBC interview for 2021 Cleveland Mayoral race Jun 14, 2021

On Government Reform: Citizens United was a body blow to our democracy

Citizens United was a body blow to our democracy. At this point, the only thing you can do is to demand that the candidates reveal where their money is coming from. But then you have the issue of dark money. And that`s a problem. So we have to confront people wherever we see them publicly, and find out, who`s really behind them? Sometimes, you feel Congress and government is like people are wearing these patches like drivers do at the Indy 500. Source: MSNBC interview for 2021 Cleveland Mayoral race Jun 14, 2021

On Principles & Values: I have always considered myself pretty much in the center

I think the American journey has always been towards a center point of recognizing the urgency of the economic rights of people, their social rights. We will back and forth, but I think the center point of the country moves in that direction. People were saying, well, he`s so far left. Actually, I have always considered myself pretty much in the center. But the center that I have always been trying to find was the underlying unity that I discovered when I went across the country. Source: MSNBC interview for 2021 Cleveland Mayoral race Jun 14, 2021

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