Mike Gravel's offensive

Mike Gravel's offensive
With the most recent Times Poll showing Democrat Mike Gravel's standing at 0% in both Iowa and New Hampshire, the former senator's surge to the front of the political pack has yet to emerge.

Yes, he's gotten some ink recently and even not so recently when The Times' Tomas Alex Tizon followed him on his simple campaign trail.

He's still trekking around the countryside, alone, staying at friends' houses and talking to anyone who will listen. He was in Colorado this week where he got some free publicity in a Denver Post article. And hoped he could convince maybe 70 people to show up at his niece's house in Boulder and pay $50 apiece to hear him speak.

Gravel stands last in fundraising among Democrats, having gathered a little more than $200,000 through June this year. That's less than former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore took in, and he's long since seen the light and dropped out.

This article is about how Mike Gravel has no standing in the poll. He is now at 0%. But through all this disappointing news he stills continue to run and have faith.