|Progressive/Socialist/Marxist philosophy combined with numerous public gaffes. Dean ran in the 2004 presidential elections.
|Progressive/Socialist/Marxist philosophy combined with numerous public gaffes. Dean ran in the 2004 presidential elections.
|Heavily promoted on MSNBC.
|Heavily promoted on MSNBC.
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|[[Dennis Kucinich]]
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|Perennial favorite of special interests, primarily [[AFSCME]], vocal critic of Obama's escalation of the War in Afghanistan, sellout of the public option and tax cuts for the rich.
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|Lacks popular support or a wider appeal.
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|Promoted on MSNBC.
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|[[Bernie Sanders]]
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|A genuine out-of-the-closet [[Socialist]].
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|Maybe outside the mainstream of the Democratic Party as he has ran as an 'Independent' for years.