Who would be the best running mate for 2008 Pres nominee Dennis Kucinich?

[genius]

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. Though I did not support him in the primaries, I think Clark ......

would make a great VP choice. That's cuz he kicks ass.

[ginnyinWI]

7. I agree, Clark

Their political leanings are very similar. See them at www.ontheissues.org. :)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

37. absolutely agree...The Tolstoy Ticket! Kuncinich & Clark" War and Peace"

[glitch]

2. John Conyers. nt

[bloom]

3. Barbara Boxer

[Nikki Stone 1]

23. I'll second that

:)

[Pissed_Progressive]

4. Love Kucinich but...

I've got the feeling we'd get our asses handed to us again if Kucinich were to get the Democratic nomination. Love the man, think he's great and hell, I'm a Clevelander but I don't think the mainstream will go for it. That'll be two cents, please...

[Mondon]

14. No kidding... n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

18. Fortunately most Democrats are smart enough

to have figured this out. If they had not, they certainly would have been overwhelmed by Congressman Kucinich's powerful charm.

[tinanator]

27. based on what?

Ive got a feeling? A feeling deep inside?
Would we do better with a decorated vet who carefully toes the line this side of outright political truth telling?
Sure didnt work last time, so I think we can put those theories to bed, OK?

[Constitution]

5. Dennis is great. He's Bush's worst nightmare.

I can hardly wait to see all those Republican thugs dragged off to jail.

[Still_Loves_John]

6. Mickey Mouse

Because it might as well be. Of course, he'd probably be taller than Kucinich, and thats never a good thing.

[eliasmesa]

17. I agree Mickey Mouse

I am from Ohio originally and recall Kucinich as mayor of Cleveland. He was absolutely terrible.

[Bridget Burke]

40. Tell us more, please!

What mayoral policies were the worst?

Extra points for links to reputable sources.

[NoPasaran]

8. Batman

[nevergiveup]

9. George Mc Govern

if he is still around.......two peas in a pod.......don't get me wrong as I loved McGovern but he was never electable.....neither is Kucinich.

[eridani]

12. McGovern kept getting elected to office in a red state

How is it that an 'out of touch' lefty could keep doing that?

[nevergiveup]

20. Mc Govern did not win his home state

in the presidential election. Nixon carried South Dakota by 9 percentage points. He was a popular Senator but this election was a referendum on the war and in 1976 America was still not willing to face up to the reality of Vietnam.

[LittleClarkie]

21. 1972

1976 was Carter.

[norml]

10. Someone shorter than him.

http://akamai-lq.bizrate.com/resize?sq=400&uid=120944391&mid=83864

[LittleClarkie]

16. He would never align himself with evil like that

How about this nice fellow

http://dest.travelocity.com/Promotions/0,,TRAVELOCITY%7C1751%7Cmkt_main,00.html

[wyldwolf]

11. Earnest J. Keebler

[LittleClarkie]

15. The Roaming Gnome

I'm a baaad girl.

[Dr Zoidberg]

13. McDermott!

He's a truly great guy. In any vaguely sane world, that would be a sure-fire winning ticket.

[iwantmycountryback]

19. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Right. I like Kucinich, but if you seriously think he can become POTUS, you're in some hell of a fantasy land.

[safi0]

22. I choose

Cynthia McKinney. A Kucinich/McKinney ticket has about as much chance to get into the WH as I do to get into the NBA. But if were gonna go down might as well have fun doing it

[Radical Activist]

24. Many would say the same about Feingold

They aren't that far apart from eachother.
Of course, liberals who have your attitude are exactly why either one won't get elected.

[sandnsea]

25. Oh, Feingold can win

Kerry & Kucinich aren't that far apart on the issues either. Depending on where we're at with terrorism and Iraq, Feingold could win. I haven't gone through his entire record, but I think there's just enough red in there to do the trick.

[Radical Activist]

28. I'm not convinced that being more red

makes someone more electable. I think we need someone who can inspire people in a way that makes liberalism more electable, in the same way that Reagan did for conservatism. Kerry was the most electable candidate in '04 on paper, but he turned out to not be very electable at all.

[LittleClarkie]

29. He does alright in Wisconsin

Had a decent number of Republican crossovers. But then Wisconsin does love a maverick. So I don't know if the appeal would carry over to the rest of the country.

[Radical Activist]

30. True, but

my post wasn't really an argument against Feingold. It was an argument against the kind of thinking that says we need a moderate to win.

[LittleClarkie]

31. Ah, I should have read farther up. I see now

But I'm not sure being the only chap to vote against the Patriot Act is going to make him moderate in people's eyes.

He's a budget hawk to some extent. But then so was Kerry. I disagree with Sandnsea. I think Kerry is closer to Feingold in his stances.

Hmm. I should wander over to www.vote-smart.org and check out his record properly actually. Hang on.

(blink)

Here are his ratings with various interest groups.

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=S0972103

Plus his voting record is around there somewhere as well.

Lookin' mighty liberal to me.

[safi0]

39. The reason why Kucinich

would never be able to gain any traction is because in most people's minds Dennis Kucinich=Socialist. Saying things like he'd eliminate all trade agreements. Whether or not I agree with that, you can't say things like that and expect to be taken seriously as a Presidential candidate.

You mentioned Feingold on the other hand, him and McCain are guys who benefit a lot from perception. McCain and Feingold both vote along party lines on most votes, but because of things like his policy on cabinet appointments Feingold appears to be much more moderate to the masses, although with a few exceptions you can almost always count on him upholding Democratic principles and values.

[fujiyama]

33. I think the main difference

is that Feingold seems more "normal".

Yes, it sucks that this country is superficial, but Kucinich is somewhat...ummm...kooky.

I'm not saying I disagree with him on the issues. I agree about 95% of the time (disagree strongly with his earlier votes on choice though)...but I don't see a somewhat short vegan promoting a "department of peace" getting elected to national or even state office anytime soon.

[tinanator]

26. Al Gore

too late to fix the poll?

[T Town Jake]

32. The Gingerbread Man...

...after the 50 state landslide for the GOP nominee that a Kucinich candidacy would surely bring down on our heads, we'd at least get a cute avatar out of the inevitable fiasco...

[fujiyama]

34. Santa Claus

I hear He's pretty popular...

[goodhue]

35. Barbara Lee

[captain crunch]

36. Arianna Huffington

Might as well make it a completly unelectable tag team.

[beyurslf]

38. Well who is going to be on the Dem ticket?

[ProgressiveDepot.com]

41. Ralph Nader

[MuseRider]

42. I feel like

I stumbled into the wrong Underground this morning. Great news for Democrats. We are as unreasonable, mean and nasty as the people we hate for being unreasonable, mean and nasty.

Whatever happened to reasoned responses?