Reply #10: You can have a favorable opinion of someone [View All]

[RandomKoolzip]

without agreeing with them 100%. I still ahve a favorable opinion of Clinton, and I vehemently oppose the war in Iraq, just as I have a favorable opinion of my friends, some of whom are republicans, some of whom were for the war, and some of whom I will never see eye to eye with politically.

As for the disconnect between Kucinich's electability and his ideals, I think we're just being realistic. As much as I love the guy, I hafta say that his chances of being elected president of the United States are as good as those of him becoming President of Uranus. And yes, that says something less than positive about the community of voters, and yes, that's the way it's been for two hundred years. Debs didn't win either, and he had one of the greatest platforms evr, and I'm sure a lot of people supported him. It's just common sense to appeal to the mainstream to get votes....and unfortunately, Kucinich's opinions and policies strike most voters as "too left." That's indeed a shame, but that's the way it goes. It's enough for me that Kucinich is in the race at all and letting his voice and viewpoints get heard by middle America.