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Dukakis, a former governor of Massachusetts who was the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, touched on several key issues in the upcoming election, including the federal budget surplus, the minimum wage, health care and campaign finance reform.
Dukakis started off his speech by joking, "If I knew anything about presidential politics I'd be here in a different capacity."
"Running for the presidency is the hardest thing any politician will ever have to do," Dukakis said. "You are totally walled off. It's a surreal world that you're in."
Dukakis attributed low voter turn-out in recent elections to the two parties' abandonment of grassroots organizations.
Most of all, Dukakis urged listeners to get involved in public service.