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In reply to the discussion: Dennis Kucinich offers no support for Marcy Kaptur after primary defeat [View all]janet118
(1,663 posts)He has a group of die hard supporters but he was pretty ineffective as a legislator. I don't think he works well with others. I saw him in action when he was campaigning in a NH. He was not very good at one-on-one meetings with people who were not groupies. He was standoffish and seemed overly defensive during questioning.
I lost all respect for Dennis and realized it was about him, not principles, in 2004, when he asked his Iowa caucus delegates to switch to Edwards (then pro-Iraq war) rather than Dean (against the war). It probably didn't affect the outcome much, but it was Dennis being a prima dona. Dean was getting more attention for his anti-war stance than Dennis was and Dennis was miffed. His alliances/endorsements are based on pettiness and, frankly, don't help the person he supports very much.