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Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl
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« on: July 17, 2010, 10:45:07 PM »



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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 03:31:17 PM »

I'd imagine Kucinich's VP would be someone like Sanders.
He would probably pick a moderate. Bill Richardson?

How about Blanche Lincoln? I'm sure that would flip some southern states.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 04:04:38 PM »

In this case, who doesn't vote is as important as who does vote.  The nominees being Paul and Kucinich would probably discourage much of the moderate base of either party from voting.

That would be wonderful. This country would be such a better place to live if it weren't for the moderates....
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2010, 06:00:42 PM »

Paul would be absolutely murdered. The newsletter controversy, compounded by his views on the Civil Rights Act, would absolutely kill him. Combine this with his views on Social Security (and everything else), and the fact that '08 was a very favorable year for Democrats overall, and it becomes a question of whether he can win any states at all.

You underestimate just how left Kucinich is.  I mean he is batsh*t insane left.
The American people, sadly, would rather vote for a socialist than an (alleged) racist who wants to get rid of Social Security. Paul would have a hard time being elected if his opponent were Hugo Chavez.

Um, no.
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2010, 03:24:28 AM »

Sadly, I think Libertas is right. People are stupid enough to to vote for this crazy nutjob rather than for a OMG SOSHULIST OMG !!!

Neither of these candidates are "crazy nutjobs". Roll Eyes
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2010, 09:22:13 PM »

The only thing I can think of is "Voter Turnout at Historic Lows".

Maybe the Independence Party runs a candidate?

Why would that necessarily be the case? A lot of people stay home because they don't like being forced to choose between two boring centrist candidates that are nearly identical...
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2010, 06:04:53 PM »

Interestingly, Dennis Kucinich would have been "absolutely" open to running on a ticket with Ron Paul in 2008, at least according to his wife.
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