Reply #9: Whether or not you agree with it, this is why... [View All]

[IrateCitizen]

He's running because he sees himself as having the ability to harshly attack Bush by promoting a lot of policies that the Democratic nominee (save Kucinich, and I know what you're going to say about him so don't even start) would never be free to advocate. Essentially, he feels that he can be the "point man" for really hitting Bush's policies hard, enabling the Democratic nominee to take a more progressive line while still able to seem like a "moderate".

Personally, I think that his ego is playing a big part in this, as much as I might agree with him on basic issues and analysis of the current state of politics. Even Michael Parenti has said that he will support the Democratic nominee because it is that important to get Bush out, if that tells you anything.