I worked for Kucinich in the Iowa caucuses. Lots of folks that supported Kerry were way more progressive than Kerry. In particular, they were against the war. What moved them was the "electability" issue. They wanted to back a winner.
I don't claim that this completely answers your question (nor that there is necessarily a great untapped reservoir of leftish populism), but it's an important piece of the puzzle that should not be discounted.
At 03:52 PM 8/3/2004 -0400, you wrote:
If there's a great untapped reservoir of leftish populism in the American masses, why did Kucinich do so badly in the primaries, and why is Nader now down around 2%?
Doug
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