Reply #204: You underestimate Dr. West

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He is on the steering committee of the New Progressive Alliance, (see newprogs.org). NPA is planning to run a Democratic primary candidate against Obama in 2012, and when that (likely) fails, switch their support to an independent or 3rd party candidate.

The NPA process has voted on a prioritized list of people who could fill this Dem primary candidate slot. Elizabeth Warren is the #1 pick. Dr. West did not make the top 10 of this list, but perhaps he'd be willing to run in a similar fashion against an incumbent Dem Senator.

From the newprogs' website:

The steering committee’s first four members were Cindy Sheehan, Dr. Jill Stein, Richard Winger and Dr. Cornel West. After its first phone conference in early February of 2011, the committee added Paul Barrow, Alan Maki, and David Swanson, and recruitment efforts will continue indefinitely to ensure the committee represents the full breadth and depth of the Progressive community.