Theodore Kurita
8th January 2004, 02:09 PM
Dennis Kucinich
or
Howard Dean
It might actually suprise you that Dennis Kucinich has a lot more support than he is being given credit for by the media.
Take a look at this PDF of Left Democratic by the Democratic Socialists of America.
They recently conducted a poll in Iowa with Progessive Liberals, who ARE VOTING in the 2004 election.
For those of you not wanting to click on the link. Here is a copy of the article itself.
[b[The Road to Boston[/b]
The results from the DSA (PAC) on-line presidential sample ballots and
issue polls have remained remarkably consistent.The polls were intended
to measure the attitude of progressive voters on the most important issues
and on the prospective candidates.Anyone identifying himself or herself as a progressive voter intending to vote in the 2004 presidential primaries
and general election could participate in this poll.
More than 96 percent of the respondents agreed that Bush and the
Republicans favored the rich and were too quick to use American military
power. Ninety-three percent agreed that the corporations got everything
they wanted from the Bush Administration. The respondents were not too kind to the Democrats, either: Eighty-eight percent agreed that the
Democrats had not been effective opponents of the Administration. Still,
81.5 percent agreed that the most important thing in the 2004 elections
was to defeat Bush.
Respondents were then asked to express a preference for one of the
candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. Respondents were drawn
overwhelmingly to candidates who were
clearly opposed to the war in Iraq. In the
first poll, Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich narrowly edged out former
Vermont Governor Howard Dean 37.9 percent
to 33.1 percent. Former general
Wesley Clark was a distant third with 9.4
percent. Five percent of the respondents chose “none of the above,” presumably
indicating support for a third-party candidate or a Democrat who
has not entered the race. Subsequent polls with fewer participants have
seen slight increases in support for Dean and Clark and a slight decline for
Kucinich.
A poll that was mailed to DSA members demonstrated similar results.
Members were asked to list up to three candidates that they could support
from the list of those running. Again, Dean and Kucinich did the best, listed
on 67 and 59 percent of the ballots respectively.In this poll, however, Senator John Kerry came in third, appearing on 22 percent of the ballots, while Clark dropped to fourth at 18 percent. Congressman Richard Gephardt edged out former Senator Carol Moseley Braun 14 percent to 13 percent. John
Edwards, Al Sharpton and “none of the above” tied at 5 percent, just above
Senators Joseph Lieberman and Bob Graham at 2 percent each.
In part because of the divided loyalties of our members, DSA (PAC) has
made no formal endorsement. DSA is planning to be very active at the
Democratic Convention in Boston and we need to know which members
will be attending the convention and in what capacity. Any DSA members
running for delegate should let the national office know. The simplest way
is to email the National Director at fllewellyn@dsausa.org, but a regular letter, phone call or postcard will do the trick. And, if you will be in Boston
as staff or protestor July 26-29, let us know that, too!
If any of you have been listening to the debates.
Who is the better debater?
and
Who is the better candidate overall?
We know that both of them have a spine unlike most of the democrats running (i.e. Gephart).
Just vote and give your opinion
or
Howard Dean
It might actually suprise you that Dennis Kucinich has a lot more support than he is being given credit for by the media.
Take a look at this PDF of Left Democratic by the Democratic Socialists of America.
They recently conducted a poll in Iowa with Progessive Liberals, who ARE VOTING in the 2004 election.
For those of you not wanting to click on the link. Here is a copy of the article itself.
[b[The Road to Boston[/b]
The results from the DSA (PAC) on-line presidential sample ballots and
issue polls have remained remarkably consistent.The polls were intended
to measure the attitude of progressive voters on the most important issues
and on the prospective candidates.Anyone identifying himself or herself as a progressive voter intending to vote in the 2004 presidential primaries
and general election could participate in this poll.
More than 96 percent of the respondents agreed that Bush and the
Republicans favored the rich and were too quick to use American military
power. Ninety-three percent agreed that the corporations got everything
they wanted from the Bush Administration. The respondents were not too kind to the Democrats, either: Eighty-eight percent agreed that the
Democrats had not been effective opponents of the Administration. Still,
81.5 percent agreed that the most important thing in the 2004 elections
was to defeat Bush.
Respondents were then asked to express a preference for one of the
candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. Respondents were drawn
overwhelmingly to candidates who were
clearly opposed to the war in Iraq. In the
first poll, Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich narrowly edged out former
Vermont Governor Howard Dean 37.9 percent
to 33.1 percent. Former general
Wesley Clark was a distant third with 9.4
percent. Five percent of the respondents chose “none of the above,” presumably
indicating support for a third-party candidate or a Democrat who
has not entered the race. Subsequent polls with fewer participants have
seen slight increases in support for Dean and Clark and a slight decline for
Kucinich.
A poll that was mailed to DSA members demonstrated similar results.
Members were asked to list up to three candidates that they could support
from the list of those running. Again, Dean and Kucinich did the best, listed
on 67 and 59 percent of the ballots respectively.In this poll, however, Senator John Kerry came in third, appearing on 22 percent of the ballots, while Clark dropped to fourth at 18 percent. Congressman Richard Gephardt edged out former Senator Carol Moseley Braun 14 percent to 13 percent. John
Edwards, Al Sharpton and “none of the above” tied at 5 percent, just above
Senators Joseph Lieberman and Bob Graham at 2 percent each.
In part because of the divided loyalties of our members, DSA (PAC) has
made no formal endorsement. DSA is planning to be very active at the
Democratic Convention in Boston and we need to know which members
will be attending the convention and in what capacity. Any DSA members
running for delegate should let the national office know. The simplest way
is to email the National Director at fllewellyn@dsausa.org, but a regular letter, phone call or postcard will do the trick. And, if you will be in Boston
as staff or protestor July 26-29, let us know that, too!
If any of you have been listening to the debates.
Who is the better debater?
and
Who is the better candidate overall?
We know that both of them have a spine unlike most of the democrats running (i.e. Gephart).
Just vote and give your opinion