Kucinich in for the Long Haul

Congressman Dennis Kucinich had a pathetic showing last Monday in the Iowa caucuses, garnering a puny 1 percent of the votes cast. He now is struggling for a better result in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Polling, however, indicates that he can expect about the same support in New Hampshire that he received in Iowa. Minuscule.

Not to be deterred,

Kucinich maintains he's in for the long haul, and that he's the only candidate who can beat President Bush in November.

Okay.

Unfortunately, according to Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University, Kucinich is at risk of being "the guy who stayed at the debate too long. The man who came to dinner and wouldn't leave."

My take is that Kucinich should be working his way toward a graceful exit from the campaign and avoid becoming a joke (or maybe, more a joke). His political philosophy is viewed as solidly radical and quite unattractive to the majority of the voting public. If he stays for the long haul, he'll become a laughingstock.