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December 28, 2007 at 10:57:06

Headlined on 12/28/07:
Kucinich Wins Virginia Democratic Party Poll

by David Swanson     Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich has won the Virginia Democratic Party's online presidential primary straw poll. Candidates in the poll included the six Democrats who have qualified to appear on the primary ballot in Virginia on February 12.

The party's website said from the start and continues to say that the straw poll voting closed at midnight on December 23rd. In reality, it is still possible to vote and to change the totals. Since the 23rd, the numbers have increased very slightly, though not enough to alter the results. Presumably, this is because most voters are unaware that the voting is still open.

Kucinich supporters, fearing some secret plot to flood the election with votes for another candidate, have been collecting screen shots of the results each day from the website and attempting unsuccessfully to get party officials to explain why the voting is still open.

Here are the results as of December 25th, as shown in the graphic below:
Dennis Kucinich 30%
Hillary Rodham Clinton 27%
Barack Obama 14%
John R. Edwards 12%
Bill Richardson 9%
Joe Biden 9%

IMAGE: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/vaDemPoll12-25-07_0.jpg

To view the current, slightly altered, results, go to:
http://www.vademocrats.org/page/content/08%20Virginia%20Primary

and click where it says "View Results."

Kucinich spoke at a well-attended rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 7th, an event that energized his volunteers and supporters. Video:
http://davidswanson.org/node/1017

Asked about the Democratic Party's poll results, Kucinich volunteer Andrea Miller said what she's been saying for months: "Dennis can win. We just have to vote for him."

 

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DAVID SWANSON is a co-founder of After Downing Street, a writer and activist, and the Washington Director of Democrats.com. He is a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, and serves on the Executive Council of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, Media Coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as Communications Coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson obtained a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1997.

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I have lived a life of hope and service to my fellow human being and all life for that matter. I have been pretty much sung to sleep on political issues for most my life. Until recently, Dennis Kucinich is HOPE.
I have never felt so excited for the political process.
I just pray that people will get out there and take action! Dennis can make it, but it's up to us! If we don't vote our hearts, our hearts can never win!

Fletcher WatsonI have lived a life of hope and service to my fellow human being and all life for that matter. I have been pretty much sung to sleep on political issues for most my life. Until recently, Dennis Kucinich is HOPE.
I have never felt so excited for the political process.
I just pray that people will get out there and take action! Dennis can make it, but it's up to us! If we don't vote our hearts, our hearts can never win!

EXCELLENT!!!!

HOPE IS ALIVE!!! And the Kucinich supporters are smart! Taking pictures is a good way to verify their vote a little bit.

Unfortunately I don't think electronic ballots are safe either.  There are too many ways for it to be tampered and the software hasn't undergone proper testing to make sure its safe and accurate.  

If there was a paper print out, like a reciept, that would also be a good way to cross-check in the case that there are any discrepancies in the numbers. 

by Fletcher Watson (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 3 comments) on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 11:42:47 AM
 


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Mr MCurrently I'm a cartoonist and contributing writer for The New Orleans Levee. For those wishing to view my work you can see my latest at: nolevee.com

Wonderful ...

now all we have to do is get past the M$M mashing machine and the massive election fraud, and if we do that, DK better be careful he doesn't get the same treatment as Wellstone and Bhutto.

As much as I would love to see a Kucinich presidency, it won't happen. And believe me I would be the happiest man on the planet to be proved wrong.

by Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 15 diaries, 1674 comments) on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 4:44:03 PM
 


Mail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.
ScottMail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.

Um...so what?

Straw poll?

Online straw poll??

This means nothing. Double nothing.

by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 572 comments) on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 8:07:23 PM
 


Mail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.
ScottMail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.

No, it wouldn't

I'm realistic enough to know that whoever my favorite candidate might be garners no strength from something as meaningless as an online straw poll.

by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 572 comments) on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 10:26:44 PM
 

 

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