Reply #20: I don't see what's wrong with running for president in order to get your message heard

[Time for change]

I believe that Dennis has some extremely important messages that the American people need to hear. For that reason, I am grateful that he is running for president, whether or not he has a chance of winning.

But even if I didn't agree with his message I would still believe that he has the right to use his platform as a presidential candidate to get his message across.

And anyhow, I don't believe that he never thought he had any chance of winning.

"Has his message been hear yet?" Not enough. His message cannot be heard too often IMO.

The parallel with Nader is not valid. This is the primaries, not the general election, and Kucinich is not spoiling anything. If Nader had not run for president in 2000 Al Gore would now still be president instead of George Bush. I think it was a grave mistake for Nader to run in 2000.

Edited to add: I would feel very differently about it if Kucinich ran in the general election, thereby taking votes away from the Democratic candidate and risking another 4-8 years of Republican rule.