Dennis Kucinich drops presidential bid 10

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   Green Granny Posted 9:45 am
   24 Jan 2008

   My fellow OhioanDennis is an honorable and dedicated citizen.  I admire his personal committment to living his values and respect him tremendously.  But he was never a viable candidate -- and he knew it.
   Kucinich made a conscious sacrifice when he ran for president.  He ran to put important issues -- primarily environmental and social justice issues -- on the table.
   America may not be ready for vegan President who lives within a relatively small "foot print", but I appreciate what he does and has done.
   I hope he continues to represent Ohio and serve our nation for a long, long time.

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   rcphillips Posted 11:20 pm
   24 Jan 2008

   sadHonestly, I was going to vote for him, whether or not the electronic voting machines registered my vote or not.

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   rcphillips Posted 11:22 pm
   24 Jan 2008

   oops(scratch that "or not" from the end)

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   frw Posted 6:06 am
   25 Jan 2008

   outrageI am outraged at the way the media refused to give  Kucinich a fair chance in this campaign.  He was BY FAR THE ONLY (not "perhaps" the only) green candidate in either party.  From the beginning, they told us Kucinich wasn"t electable.  They never gave him equal coverage.  They barred him from debates.  They kept telling us we have to choose between three "serious" democratic contenders.  And then surprise, surprise, those three were the biggest vote-getters in the first small states to vote. Now, even though California is the biggest delegate state, and is one of the early primaries, Dennis was forced out so soon, that I no longer have the chance to vote for him.
   This is less about the media having their finger on the pulse of America, and much more about the media whittling down our choices, and convincing people who agree with Dennis, and would actually LIKE him to be president, to be afraid that a vote for him would be "wasted".  So they dupe people into voting for a second choice, a "lesser of two evils" rather than someone they truly believe in.  
   Sure, many people truly believe in Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. But if the media gave equal coverage and equal access to Kucinich, and encouraged people to honestly vote for their top choice, Kucinich would have gotten far more votes, and probably would still be in this race now.
   We need major electoral reform in this country.  Financing reform, instant-runoff-voting, laws requiring equal coverage and equal-access.  Until we do, we will forever have our choices prematurely limited to 2 or 3 "front-runners" because the media can't seem to cover more at one time.

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   stopgreenpath Posted 2:39 pm
   25 Jan 2008

   he's running for congressand is facing a tough fight, so if you want to keep his voice near any microphones at all, you might want to kick him a few bucks:
   http://kucinich.us/contribute.html
   if whomever gets elected has half a brain (i know, unlikely), they will appoint him as head of like 5 agencies!

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   MuddPi Posted 5:35 pm
   25 Jan 2008

   Media? or rather Democratic leadership, mirage?I disagree that it was entirely the media's fault for Kucinich's failure to reach the nomination.
   It seems to me that he is instead the victim of many failing to walk the walk after talking the talk.  Peace is a great sentiment but how many so called peace activists are now backing a candidate who voted for war.  The environment is the foundation of our existence here on earth yet how many who say the environment is important are instead backing a candidate who supports coal, nuclear, corporate dominance of politics and hence policy.  It's the constant selling out of our deeply held values that are to blame for quality candidates being sidelined.  Even the major enviro and peace groups look at "electability" instead of backing candidates with like values!!!!
   
   And predictably, come the midterm elections, we'll be grousing about whoever wins the election and how we should have voted for Dennis. I'm willing to put drachma on it. . .
   Too bad he won't leave the party and run either third party, i.e. Green, or as an independent.  If he loses in his district, I think he should face the fact that the only peace/enviro candidate the DNC or DLC values is one wearing wings and halo.

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   amazingdrx Posted 5:53 pm
   25 Jan 2008

   AlienHe's an alien, that explains his misunderstanding of earth politics.  He rationally assumed that the best platform ought to win.
   Not so in human culture.  Too bad.  Please do not give up on us and destroy our planet, before we do, oh mighty alien overlords.

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   caniscandida Posted 9:46 pm
   25 Jan 2008

   I love Dennis!And yes, I wish we had been able to hear more from him during the campaign.
   And yes, I do indeed believe we all have a lot to learn from him, not least regarding his veganism, which is terrific, but regarding many other matters too.
   But no, I am not sad that at this point he has dropped out of the presidential race.  In this particular universe, as it is, it seems a bit too much to ask, for a number of reasons, that Dennis should be the Democratic nominee.
   On NPR, Thursday afternoon, there was a correspondent speaking about politics in Russia, reporting that Dennis's demand for a recount of the primary vote in New Hampshire was receiving a lot of media coverage there -- as if to say that democracy in America is far from perfect.  And thus far, they are right.  But for Putin and his backers to use any suppression of Dennis's voters and followers as an excuse for their own sinister re-interpretation of democracy is pretty vicious.
   As for the future of Dennis, beyond his retaining his Congressional seat from Cleveland, perhaps he should join up with Al Gore, as a sort of Batman-and-Robin team of do-gooders, and form their own DINGO ("Domestic Important NGO").
   MuddPi,
   
   since you seem to have a sweettooth for hellenic things, did you know that "Dennis" is derived from the classical Greek name "Dionysios," "belonging to Dionysus"?

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   LegumeSam Posted 11:06 pm
   25 Jan 2008

   Yeah, I was going to vote for Dennis too --What to do now?

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    amazingdrx Posted 11:57 pm
    25 Jan 2008

    Senator KucinichFirst US senator from alpha centauri!  Make it so Ohio.  Or Dennis could move to Wisconsin and run for Kohl's seat when he retires.
    He would be a shoo in here.

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