Because society is so focused on physicality like tall, good looking men as Presidents.
2007-08-14 06:42:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
wrong - he's a great candidate.
2007-08-14 06:47:21 · update #1
greg - i am shocked. read his record.
2007-08-14 06:47:45 · update #2
Clinton - you are intelligent in politics. You and Calvin are both very up on it's history.
2007-08-14 07:14:12 · update #3
kathy! LOL!
2007-08-14 07:18:40 · update #4
To me, there is no doubt. He is this cycle's Paul Tsongas, who ran in 1992. Tsongas had a lot of good things to say, and was pretty moderate. He had no chance because he was frankly ugly, and had a horrible sounding voice with a weird rhythm to his speech.
Since the advent of the television, looks have become quite important. It would be difficult for someone who is ummmm facially challenged to be elected. Nixon did, but he ran against a very weakened Democratic party.
EDIT: Mac, I'm from Louisiana. We dearly love the mechanics aspect of politics. For many of us, it's nearly sport!
2007-08-14 07:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Clint 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, looks do have a lot of play into how we view candidates. Nixon was severely hindered in his debates against a handsome Kennedy by melting makeup. Hillary has been criticized for wearing pink and even exposing a bit of cleavage. Kucinich is not a very imposing presence and that certainly does not help him.
2007-08-14 12:06:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself REALLY like Dennis, he's witty and he voted the right way in the first place, and he's working while campaigning. He may not be what the usual president looks like but he's still awesome...
I think the media IS overlooking him because he's not the "typical" looking candidate. Did you hear the crowd reactions from the worker's union debate? It was amazing. I think the media has the most to do with which candidates get the most hype... it's really not fair.
2007-08-14 06:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by Daltrain 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. The First Amendment guarantees that the right to Freedom of Speech may not be abridged. Therefore, it guarantees absolute Freedom of Speech. It is unAmerican to support charging Kucinich for treason for criticizing our (admittedly irrational and foolish) foreign policy. While Abraham Lincoln may have been one to intimidate his political opponents in such a manner, Abraham Lincoln was no great man or great hero, despite the leftist propaganda to the contrary. Lincoln instituted big government, invaded a region that exercised its constitutional right of secession, deported the leader of the opposition (he reluctantly decided not to hang him), and committed numerous war crimes. Had justice reigned supreme and Lincoln's thugs lost his war, he would have been hung, along with his cronies, for crimes against humanity (it is no wonder that Karl Marx congratulated Lincoln on his reelection or that National Socialist German Workers Party fuhrer Adolph Hitler was an admirer of Lincoln).
2016-05-17 21:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a popularity contest and there are too many candidates to focus on all of them. So they pick the top 3 of each party and give them all the attention.
I'm looking into Kucinich though... and Ron Paul. Party affiliation isn't going to be a factor when I vote this time around.
2007-08-14 06:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I actually think it's because most voters feel he is too far left. And trust me, you don't get any uglier than some of those first Presidents we had. Have you ever took a good look at Abe Lincoln? He was a great man, but he was beyond ugly.
2007-08-14 11:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No he is being overlooked because his issue stands are by far the most out of touch with the majority of Americans especially on the domestic front.
2007-08-14 07:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Little Denny may or may not be overlooked due to his relatively small stature but that 29-year old, stone-fox of a wife of his ensures that I'll never be overlooking the old boy!
2007-08-14 06:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, size doesn't matter. Fiorello La Guardia, a former mayor of New York City was a short little dude but was powerful and well liked. Kucinich is a nut and that is why he doesn't get taken seriously enough to warrent much press. Same thing on the other side with their nut Ron Paul. At least the nuts aren't growing only on one tree this year.
2007-08-14 06:49:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
I have another theory. Next time you watch Lord of the Rings, take a picture of Kucinich with you. He could be Golem's brother.
2007-08-14 07:17:52 · answer #10 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋