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Kucinich Owns the Livestrong Cancer Forum, Leads MSNBC Poll (Again)

By evmonk
Published Wednesday, August 29th, 2007, 11:35 am
Filed under: US Politics

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This is the only clip I could find of Dennis speaking at Monday’s Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum, but it’s already been viewed over 20 times more than any of the other videos from the event. That’s probably because Dennis’s positions on healthcare are the clearest and most honest, and he’s the only candidate that would give America the not-for-profit healthcare system it deserves and so desperately needs. But you wouldn’t know that if you missed the forum live (which 99.999% of the world did) and only paid attention to the post-forum coverage. (That AP article featured on MSNBC.com has the now familiar “Kucinich…also participated” line.)

Let’s forget the corporate media for a moment though. I’m not sure if Dennis Kucinich is the new Ron Paul (in terms of internet popularity) — or that we even want him to be — but he’s building an impressive streak of online poll victories. The latest survey, running on MSNBC.com since Monday’s forum, shows Kucinich with a strong lead over the other Democrats on healthcare.

Remember that none of these online polls are scientific (MSNBC has a great explanation of why here). But they do indicate what appears to be mounting enthusiasm for the Kucinich candidacy. And on healthcare, scientific polls like this one CBS ran a few months ago show that 90% of Americans believe that our healthcare system needs at least “fundamental changes,” and 36% want a “complete overhaul.” Poll after poll reveals that Americans are deeply skeptical of the health insurance industry and prefer a government-run, taxpayer-financed system of healthcare for all.

Kucinich’s approach is simple. Every single American gets the medical care they need, when they need it — period. He is the only candidate proposing a single-payer, not-for-profit system (Medicare for all). Obama, Clinton, and even Edwards (who has, to his credit, pledged to make important and fundamental changes) leave too much control in the hands of private health insurance companies, even though these for-profit entities will always prioritize their own profits over the quality and equality of care Americans receive.

You can read more about Dennis’s healthcare legislation (HR-676) here, and about all of the presidential candidates proposals at the website for the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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13 Responses to “Kucinich Owns the Livestrong Cancer Forum, Leads MSNBC Poll (Again)”

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    08/29/07 at 11:44 am

  2. Dude, this guy rocks my world!

    PapaFigue
    08/30/07 at 3:44 pm

  3. Indeed he does, and how big of a douche is Lance Armstrong?

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    08/30/07 at 4:09 pm

  4. I didn’t really get too much from Lance. He struck me as skeptical at first, but as Dennis wrapped up his responses, he seemed a little taken aback, like, “dang, this guy actually makes sense!”

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