2007-08-04 11:31:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
my thoughts: He is my favorite presidential canidaite I have seen so far, others I like but not as much are dennis kucinich and ron paul. he has the same views as i do and it's as if I went into an old mans body and ran for president...
2007-08-04 12:06:06 · update #1
i feel i could do without him.
2007-08-04 11:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by kujigafy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I've been supporting him since I learned he was running. I honestly think hes the best possible candidate for president I've seen in my lifetime.
Hes got a great record of accomplishment and courage, in just two Senate terms, is honest and forthright about everything, and nothing catches him off guard. Hes done his research.
Overall hes a man of courage and integrity, and those are becoming very rare in politics these days.
He does have some trouble speaking though, and finishing one thought before moving on to another. But you also have to take into consideration how hes treated at the debates. They sit him way off to the right or left, and give him barely a few minutes to talk during the entire forum. So naturally he gets frustrated and tries to cover as much as he can in the 30 seconds they give him, and so he doesnt come off as well as he normally would. If you watched the PBS Democratic Forum, where all the candidates got equal time, he made a much better impression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PU9Lm6V1rc
2007-08-04 18:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus W. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The guy is not a serious candidate and needs to be omitted from the debates. Dennis Kucinich is pretty far left, but at least he is sincere and believes in his ideas. He makes good contributions to the debates. Gravel is just a rabblerouser that tries to raise a stink and he came out of nowhere. He's an old man without a clue. He doesn't understand why he doesn't get asked questions in debates. The reason is that he is old and irrelevant.
2007-08-04 18:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by geog_nerd 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I LOVE that cranky old guy! He really spices up the Debates- & his campaign commercials are a hoot! :) PLUS, his "pointed remarks"- help keep the OTHER Candidates on their "toes" (& who DOESN'T like to see politicians "squirm"?!). Some people say he shouldn't be "in" with the others- because he doesn't have a "chance" of winning. Well, they're WRONG. He's the "little guy's- mouthpiece". And America hasn't YET gotten so "BIG"- that the concerns of the "little guy" -shouldn't be "heard". Go Mike! :)
2007-08-04 18:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Back in the 1970's I admired him. In the late 70's I left the Pacific Northwest and no longer followed him very closely.
2007-08-04 18:35:04 · answer #5 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He is a smart, strong willed man with a LOT of great ideas.
How feasible they are, I don't know. But anything is better than watching our country crumble under the status quo right now.
2007-08-04 18:47:45 · answer #6 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I heard him on the radio recently. I think his ideas for national referendums/initiatives areinteresting -- not sure how feasible, but interesting.
2007-08-04 18:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
good man and no chance.lol
2007-08-04 18:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋