Reply #79: Snoochie, answer me this.

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Kucinich has had 6-8 months to get his message out, he hasn't made a significant move in the polls to become the Democratic nominee. Even on this board, he's, at best, 4th in the popularity. If he can't excite his own Party or this board, why would you think he'll be accepted by the Indies/uninformed/apolitical middle?

Regardless of how noble and good Dennis's rhetoric is, he is not going to be the nominee. This election will be won by the candidate that can grab more votes from the middle.

By all means keep talking on behalf of Kucinich...personally, I think he has lots of great ideas. I hope lots of the points that you make will be incorporated in the platform. Elections are more than good ideas....if that were the only criteria, we'd have a one party lock on the federal government. Elections have become personality contests; how else to explain Bush's winning close to 50% of the electorate in 2000? You put Kucinich up against Bush and we are toast. Not because his ideas are worse or his abilities are less, but because the people who will decide the election will vote on image not substance.