Four years ago Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich ran for the Democratic nomination and barely eked out a one percent showing. Many political pundits believing his second attempt for the 2008 nomination would not fare any better, but they are being proven only half right. That is according to a recent poll at www.usaelectionpolls.com, Kucinich is sitting at a hardy three percent.
In Iowa his rating is at one percent, but his message garnering attention in New Hampshire where he has posted a rating as high as 7% in October. While the numbers may better reflect an unhappiness with many of the other Democratic candidates, which is part of the reason he chose to run again, being ignored by the national media gives him little hope of increasing his poll position.
An interesting poll comparison at http://www.presidentelectionpolls.com/ shows he has gained ground on national celebrity Fred Thompson. A latecomer to the Republican primary race, Thompson held a 43 to 34 percent lead over a one-on-one match-up with Kucinich in July but lost three net points in September with Kucinich jumping up to 36 percent and Thompson dropping to 42 percent.
The national media tends to expend its resources on the candidates that appear to have a better shot at being elected, as well as their showing in the polls. Typically, the concentration is on the top three or four candidates from both parties and the ones that are too low on the list to generate a lot of interest are not covered at all. Kucinich understands this process and during many of the Democrat debates, stood idly by watching the other candidates field questions.
