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fenriswolf

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Mon Oct-01-07 03:22 AM
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hay i have a question

it seems alot of people have both positive and negative feelings about the top tier candidates, does anyone have anything negative to say about kucinich. Mind you i'm talking about his platform not his polling.

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lligrd

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Mon Oct-01-07 03:26 AM
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1. He's Not Far Enough Left For Me

According to the test I took tonight. Other than that, not a thing. Kucinich's positions come the closest of all the candidates to mine.

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DJ MEW

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Mon Oct-01-07 03:36 AM
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2. He's not out spoken or forceful enough on the issues.

I agree that he is the closets of everyone on the issues to what I think and I actually agree with most everything that he comes up with, but I think he needs to be more vocal and challenging. I just think that he is letting Hilary and Obama get all the glory and letting himself be a back burner candidate.

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tkmorris

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Mon Oct-01-07 04:15 AM
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3. I don't, but I have heard

1) He changed from an anti-abortion position to a pro-choice position just prior to declaring for president in 2003.

2) Some people think his "Department of Peace" proposal is loopy.

3) He has a tendency to lose people when he starts referring to certain new-age concepts, plus his veganism strikes some people as extreme.

4) He looks like an elf and is therefore unelectable.

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FREEWILL56

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Mon Oct-01-07 05:26 AM
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4. I heard through the grapevine

that you were hired by Hillary and didn't get paid because you got nothing.:spray: :rofl:
You actually reafirm he is the best candidate.

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tekisui

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Mon Oct-01-07 06:38 AM
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5. I like DK, he's my first choice. But,...

He has a hard time being heard. I know the others have alot more money and get significantly more coverage, that's the world we live in. He can't get out in front, he can't get the attention. I think he is most correct on the issues and on policy, so I am thankful he is on the stage to pull the others to more correct positions. I think his biggest hurdle is generating attention.

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Earth_First

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Mon Oct-01-07 06:44 AM
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6. His campaign t-shirts this year are tye-dyed...

That's the word on the street...

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NoPasaran

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Mon Oct-01-07 06:46 AM
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7. Department of "Peace"

A blueprint for an Orwellian Thought Police operating a gulag of re-education camps. No thank you.

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LWolf

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Mon Oct-01-07 06:48 AM
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8. It looks like you've already mastered the art of Orwellian propaganda.

Since his proposal bears no resemblance at all to what you've labeled it.

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slick8790

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Mon Oct-01-07 07:33 AM
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9. He's not shown that he can win a statewide race,

much less 270 electoral votes. He's not written and sponsored any major legislation in the past 4 years. He's unwilling to compromise for the sake of getting things done.

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fenriswolf

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Mon Oct-01-07 01:06 PM
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10. what about

his health care bill and his impeachment bill?

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slick8790

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Mon Oct-01-07 02:08 PM
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11. Granted. I phrased that poorly. I meant legislation that was passed.

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