In a January 28 editorial, (“Defrosting the Primaries”), the New York Times called for candidates Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton to be excluded from future debates in the contest for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. article
Right! This isn't a democracy or anything. People aren't actually running for the office of President. And other people aren't actually trying to choose a candidate.
Wolf Blitzer, who has a journalistic mind not just conventional, but wholly conventional, asked Kucinich to kindly explain why he, Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, was such a loser. article
BLITZER: How does it feel to be at the bottom of the polls, you and Al Sharpton? But you're still running, you're still enthusiastic, you're going out there and doing what you're trying to do. What's the point?
KUCINICH: Well, you know, like a lot of Americans, I understand what it means to be down there but keep climbing up. And I think that in a sense my whole life is a metaphor for the striving of Americans who want better jobs, better education and health care, and who want peace. And so I think people identify with someone who hangs in there, keeps trying, and in this case, trying to achieve peace in Iraq by bringing our troops home.
BLITZER: I saw you when I was out in Iowa. You're here in New Hampshire. You're clearly pushing forward. How frustrating does it get, though, that you are not registering really in any of these polls?
KUCINICH: First of all, I'm not frustrated. I live each day with a grateful heart. I'm an optimist.
This is a 50-state election and the territories. And I have a national campaign. I have an organization that keeps getting stronger and stronger all the time. So I'm looking forward to the entire campaign.
BLITZER: So what are you saying, you're going to be in this until when? At what point -- we saw Dick Gephardt drop out. We might see some other candidates drop out after New Hampshire. What about Dennis Kucinich? At what point do you say, you know what, I can't go on?
KUCINICH: I'd say probably after I take the oath of office and get ready to do the job as president. That's when the campaign ends.
BLITZER: Be serious.
KUCINICH: I am serious. I'm in this all the way, Wolf.
If Dennis Kucinich isn't "electable" it's because he's too nice of a guy, too intelligent, too conscientious and too humane for the likes of us.
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