How come Gravel wasn't in the last debate?

[NotGivingUp]

I just saw a couple of videos of him and he was great. Sounds like somebody who's really coming forward with the truth and not playing bullshit games.

[waiting for hope]

1. He didn't fill out the application in time.

[SoonerPride]

2. He had a photo shoot for The Cure

[spindoctor]

3. I have no disagreements with his program...

...so far.

[sshan2525]

8. I do......

His national sales tax plan is a joke. His ideas about replacing representitive democracy with direct democracy is a joke. He's a joke. He's had a couple of good lines in the debates, but presidential material....? I don't think so. If you need an outsider, look to Kucinich (who also has no chance, BTW).

[NotGivingUp]

11. oh me, oh my! yes, heaven help us all if we had 'direct democracy'!!!! n/t

[sshan2525]

12. As much as I find the representitive concept lacking....

I certainly don't want to see Joe Blow trying to sort out the nuances of economic or foreign policy issues and voting directly on them. "Um, lesee, Iran is over here next to Australia, right? They're commies, huh? Yep, we should bomb 'em.......hey, General!"

[Richard Steele]

4. He was busy filming his next campaign ad.

Similar to the last one, but aimed at the younger,
internet-savvy demographic:

[NotGivingUp]

5. I think the other dems didn't want him there. He was being too honest. n/t

[NotGivingUp]

6. He was exposing the military-industrial complex that most of the others fully support. n/t

[shain from kane]

7. Gravel got dumped on the road to the White House.

[Peregrine Took]

9. I imagine the major candidates pressured the AFL-CIO to keep him out.

[NotGivingUp]

10. That's my best guess, too. He was telling too many secrets about the military-industrial complex and

those who support it.