| 62. Zero chance of winning. |
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I'm not voting for SAINT - I'm voting for someone to fight a political battle.
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| -Why don't more people support Kucinich? |
Smith_3 |
Jan-10-08 02:30 PM |
#0 |
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because then they couldn't call him unelectable |
mikelgb |
Jan-10-08 02:32 PM |
#1 |
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The truth is that over the past 30 years, ... |
Deep13 |
Jan-10-08 02:32 PM |
#2 |
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Really? |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:37 PM |
#6 |
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There was an article in either Scene or the Free Press a couple... |
Deep13 |
Jan-10-08 02:40 PM |
#15 |
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I didn't want a term paper |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:46 PM |
#26 |
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Because we can't afford to lose again... |
polichick |
Jan-10-08 02:36 PM |
#3 |
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Obama...Freidman's choice. If Obama wins the primaries... |
OKthatsIT |
Jan-10-08 11:32 PM |
#85 |
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Well, he's an idealogue. Don't get me wrong. I voted for him in the 2004 caucus |
LisaM |
Jan-10-08 02:36 PM |
#4 |
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I've wondered about that |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:38 PM |
#8 |
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Dennis does compromise...two recent examples |
slipslidingaway |
Jan-10-08 05:06 PM |
#52 |
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What about the first SCHIP vote? |
Aya Reiko |
Jan-10-08 11:19 PM |
#80 |
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"...the Democrats left out up to 600,000 children..." I'm glad he |
slipslidingaway |
Jan-11-08 12:15 AM |
#87 |
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Because our media puts personality over issues |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:36 PM |
#5 |
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Because BIG MONEY (Corporate America) Doesn't Want Him |
fascisthunter |
Jan-10-08 02:37 PM |
#7 |
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Ding Ding Ding We have a winner! |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:40 PM |
#12 |
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We Need to be The Media |
fascisthunter |
Jan-10-08 02:45 PM |
#24 |
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No, we need to reform the MSM. Not everyone has a computer |
LisaM |
Jan-10-08 02:59 PM |
#34 |
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Agree |
madisongrace |
Jan-11-08 01:10 AM |
#90 |
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They Know He Can't Be Bought Either (nt) |
Dinger |
Jan-11-08 11:50 AM |
#137 |
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Maybe because his supporters get banned. |
Cornfields_4_Peace |
Jan-10-08 02:38 PM |
#9 |
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supporters or disruptors? |
stimbox |
Jan-10-08 02:48 PM |
#29 |
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Are anti-war protestors "disrupters"? |
Cornfields_4_Peace |
Jan-10-08 08:53 PM |
#68 |
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what did you say that led you to be banned? n/t |
stimbox |
Jan-11-08 10:15 AM |
#119 |
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Glitch or something said |
Cornfields_4_Peace |
Jan-11-08 03:46 PM |
#150 |
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There are some real problems with his campaign this time around |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-10-08 07:25 PM |
#56 |
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False. There are MANY vocal DK supporters on DU. |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 07:40 PM |
#63 |
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I don't believe he's referring to DU. |
Balbus |
Jan-11-08 07:22 AM |
#98 |
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My apologies - I misunderstood. Thanks for the correction. |
mondo joe |
Jan-11-08 07:27 AM |
#99 |
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Because he was anti-choice, and because he's a loon. |
janesez |
Jan-10-08 02:39 PM |
#10 |
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Why is ending a war based on lies looney? |
Breeze54 |
Jan-10-08 03:39 PM |
#39 |
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He believes in aliens, and he wanted a Dept of Peace. |
janesez |
Jan-10-08 03:41 PM |
#42 |
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seeing a UFO is not the same as believing in aliens |
leftofthedial |
Jan-10-08 04:00 PM |
#45 |
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You're right, that's so much better. |
janesez |
Jan-10-08 04:19 PM |
#46 |
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tens of thousands of people--cops, pilots, presidents, doctors . . . |
leftofthedial |
Jan-10-08 04:23 PM |
#47 |
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yep. Just ask President Jimmy Carter |
GreenArrow |
Jan-10-08 04:42 PM |
#49 |
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Sell this to a nation where a large chunk still believes in Creationism... {nt} |
Aya Reiko |
Jan-10-08 11:22 PM |
#81 |
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Believing in peace, a sure sign of lunacy. |
GreenArrow |
Jan-10-08 04:44 PM |
#50 |
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What have you got against Peace? Do you love war? |
Breeze54 |
Jan-10-08 06:18 PM |
#54 |
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Explain what a Department of Peace will do. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 07:38 PM |
#61 |
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I support a department of peace. |
LWolf |
Jan-10-08 07:40 PM |
#64 |
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I'm another who supports a Dept of Peace |
Desertrose |
Jan-10-08 11:10 PM |
#79 |
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I've noticed that many people |
LWolf |
Jan-11-08 08:42 AM |
#107 |
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I agree..if they'd take a few minutes to read about it.... |
Desertrose |
Jan-11-08 02:58 PM |
#149 |
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We're hanging in there. |
LWolf |
Jan-11-08 08:41 PM |
#151 |
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and he's a gun-grabber to boot. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-10-08 10:05 PM |
#77 |
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I thought y'all called him a "Keebler Elf?" |
Swamp Rat |
Jan-10-08 08:51 PM |
#67 |
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Ron Paul |
NeedleCast |
Jan-10-08 02:39 PM |
#11 |
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Yes, those reasons too. |
janesez |
Jan-10-08 02:41 PM |
#18 |
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Drop that broken record already. |
Kucinich4America |
Jan-10-08 03:40 PM |
#41 |
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Slandering? |
NeedleCast |
Jan-10-08 08:58 PM |
#69 |
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He said he would accept Ron Paul as VP? |
Naturyl |
Jan-10-08 07:28 PM |
#58 |
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That was the rumor that was going around |
NeedleCast |
Jan-10-08 09:00 PM |
#70 |
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I support him in congress, but I don't think he would be a good president. |
skipos |
Jan-10-08 02:40 PM |
#13 |
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But why don't more of the candidates support issues |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:42 PM |
#19 |
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A few to name... |
Aya Reiko |
Jan-10-08 11:27 PM |
#83 |
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Bullshit! Try getting your information from real sources, not Kos. |
bean fidhleir |
Jan-11-08 12:23 PM |
#145 |
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The same reason more people don't support Ron Paul. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 02:40 PM |
#14 |
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Kuc is not a nutter like Ron Paul |
NYCALIZ |
Jan-10-08 02:44 PM |
#21 |
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To Joe Six-Pack, yes, he IS a nutter. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 02:46 PM |
#27 |
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When it is explained, |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 02:47 PM |
#28 |
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How many average people wait around to hear it explained? |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 02:51 PM |
#31 |
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I've generally found that |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 06:58 PM |
#55 |
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You missed the point. Kucinich is not meeting face-to-face with |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 07:36 PM |
#59 |
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But a candidate gets his message out |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-10-08 07:51 PM |
#65 |
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How do you figure that? - Kucinich treated like a rock star in Troy campaign stop |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 07:59 AM |
#100 |
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Great. 300 of his die-hard fans. That's gonna win an election. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-11-08 11:12 AM |
#129 |
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That's just one event, silly!! |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 11:23 AM |
#130 |
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Maybe Dennis can be e-elected as our Internet President. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-11-08 11:35 AM |
#132 |
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My name is Breeze and I'm against the war in Iraq and NO war with Iran |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 11:48 AM |
#136 |
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"And you call people supporting a peace candidate fanatical?" |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-11-08 12:01 PM |
#140 |
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My, my; you do think awfully highly of yourself. Why? |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 12:12 PM |
#142 |
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Write me back when Dennis wins something real. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-11-08 01:23 PM |
#148 |
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I guess that congressional seat he sits in was a birthday gift. n/t |
geomon666 |
Jan-11-08 11:07 PM |
#157 |
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I'm sorry, I thought we were discussing Dennis' PRESIDENTIAL campaign. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-12-08 12:24 AM |
#160 |
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I wasn't referring to Joe SixPack but my own impression |
NYCALIZ |
Jan-10-08 02:52 PM |
#32 |
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Because he's outside the mainstream and (gasp!) "Too liberal". |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jan-10-08 02:41 PM |
#16 |
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Are you talking about DU or the nation as a whole? |
bryant69 |
Jan-10-08 02:41 PM |
#17 |
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both. |
Smith_3 |
Jan-10-08 02:48 PM |
#30 |
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because he's "my way or the highway" |
NYCALIZ |
Jan-10-08 02:43 PM |
#20 |
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He would lose in a 49 state wipeout |
bluestateguy |
Jan-10-08 02:44 PM |
#22 |
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What state do you think he'd carry? |
NoPasaran |
Jan-10-08 03:50 PM |
#43 |
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The State of Confusion. nt |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-11-08 11:37 AM |
# |
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It doesn't matter what the people want |
RedCappedBandit |
Jan-10-08 02:44 PM |
#23 |
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To some degree. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-10-08 03:34 PM |
#37 |
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Uh no he didn't get plenty. |
geomon666 |
Jan-11-08 11:10 PM |
#158 |
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because he's a goof ball |
poli speak |
Jan-10-08 02:45 PM |
#25 |
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wow that's always been my wording exactly! |
tandem5 |
Jan-11-08 01:04 AM |
#88 |
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Because the guy down the street could say what Kucinich does |
Heaven and Earth |
Jan-10-08 02:57 PM |
#33 |
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I see this question so very often. It seems most of us understand |
OHdem10 |
Jan-10-08 03:08 PM |
#35 |
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Because Presidents are more than Ideas |
Spike89 |
Jan-10-08 03:27 PM |
#36 |
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Bottom line? People don't understand how primaries work |
riqster |
Jan-10-08 03:36 PM |
#38 |
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Hmmm |
jaredh |
Jan-10-08 03:40 PM |
#40 |
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because the oligarchy and their corporations don't want him or his ideas |
leftofthedial |
Jan-10-08 04:00 PM |
#44 |
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Oh, a great many reasons, I suppose. |
yibbehobba |
Jan-10-08 04:23 PM |
#48 |
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I agree with numbers 1 through 5. Unless those change, 6 is irrelevant |
onenote |
Jan-10-08 11:25 PM |
#82 |
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[More] |
Aya Reiko |
Jan-10-08 11:40 PM |
#86 |
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He's too short to be President. |
smalll |
Jan-10-08 04:44 PM |
#51 |
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Because they don't see him as the obvious choice that you do |
Marrah_G |
Jan-10-08 05:13 PM |
#53 |
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They obey the teevee rather than voting in their best interests. |
notsodumbhillbilly |
Jan-10-08 07:27 PM |
#57 |
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Seems to be too uncompromising in his positions, and more of an ideologue. |
libbygurl |
Jan-10-08 07:37 PM |
#60 |
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Zero chance of winning. |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 07:38 PM |
#62 |
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Because he tells the truth and isn't good looking enough |
Generator |
Jan-10-08 08:48 PM |
#66 |
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Not willing to adapt ideas |
taught_me_patience |
Jan-10-08 09:36 PM |
#71 |
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I'm going to try to give an honest answer |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-10-08 09:44 PM |
#72 |
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Well if |
bonito |
Jan-10-08 09:50 PM |
#74 |
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Actually, you're dead wrong with your snarky assumption. |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-10-08 09:58 PM |
#76 |
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No snark intended my friend |
bonito |
Jan-10-08 10:15 PM |
#78 |
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We see things differently? Do tell. |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-11-08 09:48 AM |
#116 |
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I remember the first time I was called a "ni___r-lover" ... |
TahitiNut |
Jan-10-08 11:31 PM |
#84 |
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There are, indeed, thjose who vote - or don't vote - for a candidate for a variety of stupid reasons |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-11-08 10:30 AM |
#123 |
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You can always tell who the neocon supporters are here. |
bonito |
Jan-10-08 09:47 PM |
#73 |
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because he's not "TV friendly" |
Neo |
Jan-10-08 09:55 PM |
#75 |
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Because he is nuts! (nt) |
question everything |
Jan-11-08 01:05 AM |
#89 |
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Watch how much success he has with his recount and impeachment and then ask me |
LeftCoast |
Jan-11-08 01:13 AM |
#91 |
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Because immediately pulling out of our trade agreements would be a fucking disaster |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-11-08 01:19 AM |
#92 |
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Sadly, the main reason more people don't support him is looks. |
riverdeep |
Jan-11-08 06:46 AM |
#93 |
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3 decades of rightward propaganda/corporate "values" = true liberals appear out of touch |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 06:52 AM |
#94 |
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People want change. They don't want Kucinich. |
robcon |
Jan-11-08 07:14 AM |
#95 |
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If they want change, then they should vote for Kucinich...the rest will be |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 08:03 AM |
#101 |
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It's funny - you ACTUALLY believe Kucinich can get legislation passed. |
robcon |
Jan-11-08 09:53 AM |
#117 |
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Kucinich 2008 !! |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 10:17 AM |
#120 |
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He can't sign legislation that Congress has not passed. |
robcon |
Jan-11-08 10:22 AM |
#121 |
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15 yrs. later, he was elected to the Ohio Senate - “Because he was right.” |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 10:34 AM |
#124 |
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Thanks for the research. |
robcon |
Jan-11-08 10:36 AM |
#125 |
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Rise up and be brave |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 10:42 AM |
#126 |
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Because the media tells them |
elleng |
Jan-11-08 07:18 AM |
#96 |
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People are quite malleable, easy to manipulate via the power of suggestion |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 07:22 AM |
#97 |
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Suggestion? |
elleng |
Jan-11-08 08:19 AM |
#102 |
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It's a psych term for a particular phenomenon |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 09:56 AM |
#118 |
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After this thread, I have to add another reason. |
janesez |
Jan-11-08 08:20 AM |
#103 |
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That is bullshit. You're the one being an obnoxious, close minded insulting twit. |
Atman |
Jan-11-08 08:37 AM |
#105 |
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Read the thread. The only people being insulting and obnoxious are DK's supporters. |
janesez |
Jan-11-08 08:41 AM |
#106 |
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Oh, yes...your post was like flowers and candy! |
Atman |
Jan-11-08 08:45 AM |
#110 |
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Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar. |
janesez |
Jan-11-08 08:49 AM |
#111 |
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Again, I don't disagree with you; it is a shame that we have to settle |
Atman |
Jan-11-08 09:00 AM |
#112 |
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I thought the question was more directed to why don't more DUer's support him. |
janesez |
Jan-11-08 09:11 AM |
#113 |
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Fair enough. |
Atman |
Jan-11-08 09:21 AM |
#114 |
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I did, up above. |
janesez |
Jan-11-08 09:22 AM |
#115 |
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I've seen you on a number of threads trashing Kucinich |
elaineb |
Jan-11-08 11:07 AM |
#128 |
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Because he's batshit crazy |
dropkickpa |
Jan-11-08 08:28 AM |
#104 |
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PEACE.... |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 10:28 AM |
#122 |
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I can do pictures! |
dropkickpa |
Jan-11-08 12:36 PM |
#146 |
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slavophobia |
JVS |
Jan-11-08 08:42 AM |
#108 |
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I support his efforts and I admire him greatly, but |
Le Taz Hot |
Jan-11-08 08:42 AM |
#109 |
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Because he runs a poor campaign, organizationally |
Strawman |
Jan-11-08 10:45 AM |
#127 |
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It's the M$M doing the shutting out. |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 11:30 AM |
#131 |
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No, it can't all be blamed on the media. |
Radical Activist |
Jan-11-08 11:39 AM |
#134 |
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No it's not a fair assessment at all! They've been shutting him out. |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 11:59 AM |
#139 |
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Dennis has had a few opportunities to break through |
Radical Activist |
Jan-11-08 12:06 PM |
#141 |
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DK has been |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 12:16 PM |
#143 |
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Maybe, but it wasn't the MSM that made him never even email me |
Strawman |
Jan-11-08 11:43 AM |
#135 |
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Wah! You lost your e-mail ! - He has plenty of organizers and supporters! |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 11:56 AM |
#138 |
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Hell, he couldn't even manage to get on my state's primary ballot |
mentalsolstice |
Jan-11-08 12:57 PM |
#147 |
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Based on the way he runs a campaign |
Radical Activist |
Jan-11-08 11:37 AM |
#133 |
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If I thought this all was best understood as purely being an exercise in expressive individualism |
Strawman |
Jan-11-08 12:16 PM |
#144 |
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Various reasons, but.. |
RedCappedBandit |
Jan-11-08 08:43 PM |
#152 |
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I do- "universal single-payer healthcare" |
kineneb |
Jan-11-08 09:08 PM |
#153 |
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I'm doing the same in MA! |
Breeze54 |
Jan-11-08 10:37 PM |
#155 |
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Lots of reasons |
rucky |
Jan-11-08 09:15 PM |
#154 |
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the "electibility" crap |
Skittles |
Jan-11-08 10:43 PM |
#156 |
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Well if anything, this thread certainly provided some answers for us. |
geomon666 |
Jan-11-08 11:31 PM |
#159 |
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You forgot: 10. People think he's a kook. |
Common Sense Party |
Jan-12-08 12:26 AM |
#161 |
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The (transnational corporation owned ) MSM finds Kucinich to be too much of a true Democrat... |
Indi Guy |
Jan-12-08 01:34 AM |
#162 |
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I don't support him because he is delusional. |
Blarch |
Jan-12-08 08:01 AM |
#163 |
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I don't support him because he said that he would implement change through Executive Orders. |
alphafemale |
Jan-12-08 08:14 AM |
#164 |
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Because he has absolutely no chance of ever being elected (nt) |
cgrindley |
Jan-12-08 08:18 AM |
#165 |
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K |
Indi Guy |
Jan-12-08 11:53 AM |
#166 |
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Because the TV tells them not to. |
Orsino |
Jan-12-08 12:35 PM |
#167 |
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