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In reply to the discussion: If Dennis Kucinich had won the Democratic nomination in 2008, would he have beaten John McCain? [View all]Hippo_Tron
(25,453 posts)I agreed with many, if not most, of Dennis Kucinich's positions, but I never really took him seriously as a candidate. Sure, it's a game where the deck is stacked against you because you can't raise money like the other candidates and the media doesn't take you seriously.
But there are people like Paul Wellstone who set out to prove that you can overcome those odds with a lot of hard work organizing supporters, using your limited funds on very clever advertising, and enough public dissatisfaction with the status quo.
Kucinich never seemed to be interested in anything more than being a vanity candidate and raising his own profile. He didn't even have a campaign office in Iowa in 2008. He spent some of his limited campaign funds to take a trip to Syria. And now he's a commentator on Fox News, which indicates to me that he's cashed out just like everyone else. Sorry, I don't buy the "I can win over their hearts and minds by speaking on their turf" bullshit. I don't care how witty, intelligent, and argumentative you are, liberals cannot win over hearts and minds on Fox News. It's designed for them to fail.