I've decided to vote for (MD primary)...

[Epoch]

So I was a Dean supporter from way back in June. I gave money, time, signed up hundreds of supporters, started a meetup, the works. As time went on, I starte shifting towards Clark and Edwards. Then I went firmly behind Anyone But Bush. I've been impressed the last few days with the showing Kucinich has had in Washington and Maine. REALLY impressed. I agree with his policies, I think he makes sense, and in an ideal world, I 'd hope he became president. Although I doubt his chances for the nomination I have decided that I want to help DK do as well as possible and I will pull the lever for Dennis Kucinich on march 2nd. I wil pull the lever for the Democrat on Nov. 2nd.

[creativelcro]

1. Nice try there...

[lovedems]

2. That is a wise decision. Vote for your candidate in the primary and the

dem in the election. I applaud you.

[MaddogTerp]

3. MD will go red in Nov. anyway

so if you really are behind Kuchinich for his principles, you should vote accordingly. Write him in! or try to get him on a 3rd party ticket! Dean supporters are going to be avoiding Kerry (Bushie Lite), and a 3rd party ticket of Dean & Kuchinich (in either order) would gather a strong backing, since they are the most principaled of all the Dem. candidates.

AND, Maryland being solidly in the red anyway, the Kerry sheeple won't be able to cry that you cost them anything.

[Bucky]

5. Maryland Red? As in Republican Red? Maryland is a Dem state

count on it

[MaddogTerp]

14. Um, did I goof up the colors? OOOPS!!!

:wtf:

I meant, Maryland will go DEMOCRATIC!!! :toast:
and there's nothing that any 3rd party or anything else could do that is likely to change it.

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[carolinayellowdog]

12. Red/blue = challenger/incumbent

Which means that the colors reverse in 2004 from what they were in 2000. IIRC!

[molly]

4. Good choices!

:kick:

[RichM]

6. Good choice. But for you to get the chance to be impressed by DK's

strong showing in WA and ME (and NM), individual voters in those states had to be brave & principled enough to pull the lever for Dennis -- WITHOUT previous strong results to be impressed by. Somebody, somewhere along the line, had to vote for him JUST on the basis of his good ideas. After they did that, it "magically" became easier for the rest of us.

[redqueen]

9. Your post inspires the worst in me

*Trying so hard not to rant about groupthink.*

[RichM]

15. But it's such an excellent subject!

* Tempting the worst in you to express itself, on grounds that the subject richly deserves examination! *

[redqueen]

19. What's the point?

Those that tend toward groupthink won't be dissuaded based on my input. History shows those groups that indulge in it probably won't change until there is a failure / catastrophe to cause them to rethink their methods. Until then, you might as well beat your head against a wall.

:(

[RichM]

21. The point is that there is no choice, except to fight against dumb ideas.

If you stop resisting them, we're all dead. So there's really no choice but to keep fighting.

[redqueen]

22. Yes but with the media owned by corporations

and both parties mostly owned by those same corporations...

What, you think I can fight the overwhelming propoganda machine? Kerry is the savior, and I'll just go crawl back in my hole until the party needs me to validate their rightwing drift every couple of years.

:(

[Mass_Liberal]

8. good for you

no matter who you voted for, it was the right choice if you voted with your heart. As long as you didn't do it for "I'll vote for this guy because he's winning".

[redqueen]

10. Yay!

Welcome to the Movement, epoch. :)

:thumbsup:

[rucky]

11. WTG Epoch

feels good, eh?

if there are enough of us, we could make that "ideal world" that would elect a Dennis Kucinich to our highest office.

FEAR ENDS, HOPE BEGINS!

:)

[bobthedrummer]

13. Many people feel the same way, Epoch.

I'm an independent voting for DK February 17th here in Wisconsin and for the Democratic candidate in November. Hopefully many of the neo-conservative traitors will end up in prison for what they have done to our nation and the world. There is much need for reform of our political process and DK will be a leader in that.
:hi:

[WiseMen]

16. Good Thinking. DK has been very consistent.

[Edge]

17. Dennis Kucinich gets my support now...

because he's the only candidate (other than John Edwards) who have issues that I like and agree with as a college student. They both want to help me pay for college.

I haven't heard nothing about how the frontrunners are going to help me as a college student...

[goodhue]

18. right on

helping DK do as well as possible is what its all about

[info being]

20. Good for you! He's the Momentum candidate! He can do it!

A lot of people out there are starting to take him seriously. Please stand firm for a guy who will stand firm for you!