If McCain had won, would Kucinich have a "shot" at the Democratic nomination?

[7,052,770]

And by a "shot," in the sense that Ron Paul has a "shot" at the Republican nomination today - polling well, rather than in the low single digits like last time.  Would Kucinich have an outside shot like Paul does?

[bgwah]

No.

[I AM REPUBLICAN]

Absolutely not. Besides, nobody knows who Dennis is. Although, people who do know who he is make funny nicknames for him, like Denny K, or Eat At Denny's, where you get nothing but crap.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Chances are it would either be Hillary (if she chooses to run) or Feingold. Heck, even Gore could give it one last shot.

[Reluctant Republican]

I always thought Kucinich was the left's Ron Paul, but he does not seem to popular with even liberals. I'm not exactly sure what his niche is. I like him okay, but maybe that's telling.

The left would embrace Feingold. More electable and popular.

[J. J.]

If McCain had won, Obama would be elected president in 2012.

[Likely Voter]

If McCain had won then Hillary would be measuring the drapes in the White House (again).

I think, like Kerry, Gore, etc. Obama wouldnt run again.

[California8429]

No. It would have been Clinton or Obama.

Kucinich is no Ron Paul. Paul came second in Nevada, raised a bunch of funds, had high ID, and rallied libertarians. Kucinich was ranting with no base and no where to go.

[tmthforu94]

Nope. There's a key difference between Paul and Kucinich: Paul has a very solid base that will support whatever he decides to do. Kucinich doesn't.

[courts]

I would like it to be so, but no. Not really.

[Free Palestine]

America is a very right-wing country, overall.  The far-left and far-right -- if you can call Ron Paul far-right -- are not equal.  You can sound very right-wing and say things like "the IRS should be abolished" without being too shocking, but if you say something far-left like "ban all handguns, lower the voting age to sixteen" and it could be like shouting the f-word at a child's birthday party.

[hfred]

I could see another candidate from the left of the Democratic party getting more support than usual, but not Kucinich. Someone like Feingold would be the most likely.

[Dancing with Myself]

Hillary would be the nominee and would win over Palin or Romeny

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

America is a very right-wing country, overall.  The far-left and far-right -- if you can call Ron Paul far-right -- are not equal.  You can sound very right-wing and say things like "the IRS should be abolished" without being too shocking, but if you say something far-left like "ban all handguns, lower the voting age to sixteen" and it could be like shouting the f-word at a child's birthday party.

I'm contesting this... from my experience of living there it's not a 'right-wing' country, it's a centre-right country.

[Zarn]

I think Paul more likely would have won the Democratic nomination than Kucinich, even if Paul refused to run as a Democrat or even run. That's how bad Kucinich is.

[Free Palestine]

America is a very right-wing country, overall.  The far-left and far-right -- if you can call Ron Paul far-right -- are not equal.  You can sound very right-wing and say things like "the IRS should be abolished" without being too shocking, but if you say something far-left like "ban all handguns, lower the voting age to sixteen" and it could be like shouting the f-word at a child's birthday party.

I'm contesting this... from my experience of living there it's not a 'right-wing' country, it's a centre-right country.

Well, yes.  But even the Democrats are on the right, for the most part, and the progressive movement is tiny.

[TheGlobalizer]

In short, no.

He'd do better than MOE, though.

[minionofmidas]

Chances are it would either be Hillary (if she chooses to run) or Feingold.

Who would just have been triumphantly reelected in his Senate race.

[Username MechaRFK]

I wish but the corrupt machine won't let the poor guy ever win the nomination.