Reply #13: He can run...

[Boston Critic]

...and he can even hide. Kucinich simply won't be a factor.

I want a good liberal elected in 2008, but I'll take a moderate if he's a Democrat. Right now I'd love to see Al Gore run, but I'm willing to be convinced by other candidates.

Kucinich, besides being fringe, carries too much baggage. The Republicans would LOVE to run against him. I'm less interesting in making the left fringe comfortable that they were part of the discussion than in winning in November 2008. That doesn't mean I'd favor rigging the rules, or excluding Kucinich from debates should he be so foolish as to run, but it does mean I don't take him seriously as a contender, and I think anyone who does -- other than to make a point -- is fooling themselves.