Reply #33: I disagree. [View All]

[bowens43]

1) Those 2.8 million Nader votes won't go in droves to Edwards and especially Kerry, but a huge number of them will support DK.


Who says that Nader will have 2.8 million voters this time around. I kind of doubt it.

2) Trade is fast becoming a key issue for Democrats--Kerry not Edwards really have credibility on this issue, but DK does. This issue will be crucial in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

How does he have credibility? He can't snap his fingers and make nafta go away.

3) You can talk about electability all you want--but the nation at large knows very little about DK--the media (as usual) is trying to decide who the candidates are and have given Kucinich very little coverage. Once DK is the nominee the American people will be introduced to a candidate who stands up for them and not the powerful special interests.

Dennis wouldn't beat bush. If you put the two of them together on a stage, bush will look presidential. Unfortunately , a LARGE percentage of the electorate place a higher value on perception then substance. Before TV , Kucinich may have had a chance.

4) Kucinich has proven he can win in a district with lots of blue collar "Reagan democrats" which are a crucial voting bloc in every election.

Kucinich has proven that he can win in one small area of his home state.

5) Some may feel that the war doesn't matter, but it will. I know many anti-war Dems who will either sit out the election if it is Bush vs. a pro-war Democrat--either that or vote third party. DK will keep them in the fold.

The voters have shown us that opposition to the war is not a requirement for votes. The anti-war candidates have consistently LOST in the primaries (except for Clark in Oklahoma). The number of independent voters lost if DK is the nominee will far exceed the number of dems who will sit home if Kerry or edwards is the nominee.