Reply #28: I think this is true.

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I like Dennis Kucinich. I like a lot of what he stands for and I like his heart. HOWEVER, I think Oreegone is correct, he's viewed as "too left" by those uncles in Nebraska and the shoppers at Walmart in Oklahoma.

And, for the superficial voter who doesn't use his or her brain too much, the problem with Kucinich is that he looks funny. He does not come off well on camera. And UNFORTUNATELY, that makes a big difference. It's that X-factor, that appeal. Sad to say, bush has it because he has this carefully-crafted image of being just the guy you'd wanna go have a beer with. I have heard that phrase stated about him many times. I realize that you, yourself, would rather spit that beer in his face than share it at table with him (me too), but that intangible DOES count, A LOT, with too many voters.

Dennis Kucinich comes off as too serious, too professorial, too unphotogenic and funny-looking, and thus, not presidential. And it's too bad, because he does have many good things going for him - INCLUDING the results of his mayoralty in Cleveland. Yeah, maybe he blew it there because, as I understand it in my limited knowledge, he refused to sell off the city utilities to private interests for a short-term municipal profit. But farther down the line, I've heard that Cleveland now has the cheapest energy rates in the country.

I myself might be for Kucinich except I don't think it's realistic - I doubt he can win. Besides, I am dreadfully uncomfortable with anyone who has an anti-choice voting record like his, regardless what he says he'll do in the future if he gets elected. But I do see a fair showing of Kucinich bumper stickers out here in So Cal. But just as many Dean ones. I have yet to see any for the other candidates.

I think Dean's the one. Besides, he's fired up the people. I agree with the other poster who said that in 50-some-odd years he or she had never remembered seeing people so fired up about a campaign. I have 50 of those years, myself, and I can't remember anything like that, either. It's truly astounding. His is the Little Campaign that Could. And while 150 people gave 2,000 dollars to Dick Cheney that one weekend, THOUSANDS of people gave an average of 52 dollars each to Dean's online campaign. I'd match THOUSANDS of contributors/VOTERS against 150 any day! And those numbers for Dean are only growing.

I think we're onto something here.