After months of energetic campaigning, it appears that Mike Gravel is finally giving up his fight. Although I could not find any source that announced his official withdrawl, his personal websited was not updated, and he didn't seem to be campaigning anywhere this week (a rarity for Gravel.) Furthermore, Gravel's website advertised his newly revised book-not his campaign, thus implying that he was slowing down his vigorous fight. However, although Gravel may not be running as ardently for president as he once did, his dissension of the state of our nation, and the candidacies of Obama and Clinton, are two elements that are still in full swing. In fact, Gravel speaks about such topics in his book, Citizen Power, stating, “Most Americans today are frustrated and confused. They are told by everyone that they are ‘the richest people in the world’ and ‘the world’s freest nation.’ Yet, they see poverty in the midst of plenty and continued erosion of their civil liberties. . . . People are tired of liberal ‘promises’ and conservative ‘game plans’ which offer the rhetoric of hope but, in reality, merely protect and perpetuate the status quo. . . ." Gravel's tenacity may have decreased in the presidential primaries, but his words and opinions remains as sharp as ever.
Sources Used: www.Myspace.com/MikeGravel
www.gravel2008.com
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It is disappointing to see that such a vivacious man slows down. I had hoped to see Gravel active and fighting towards the later part of the race but apparently he has realized that he will never win. I think this is because most Americans don't know him. The media has never given him a great amount of attention and without a spotlight it is difficult to captivate the attention from the American public. I find it strange that he has not announced that he is no longer running but instead he has just stopped fighting. Whether he will continue campaigning at this point is a good question whose answer is most likely "no." Gravel has run out of money but he still does not want to accept defeat. I am glad that he has not yet called it defeat.
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