not just Kucinich left, more Bernie Sanders left. That seems to be the centre of the US population when they're asked about a lot of issues. But by the time the media get their teeth into public opinion, a whole load of turkeys are voting for christmas.
So, frankly, the left we're normally discussing, which is Netroots left isn't anything I want abandoned cos it ain't even halfway to the American heartland. keep to the Fen Causeway
Of his gubernatorial bids, [Upton] Sinclair remarked in 1951: "The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label. I certainly proved it in the case of EPIC. Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to 'End Poverty in California' I got 879,000. I think we simply have to recognize the fact that our enemies have succeeded in spreading the Big Lie. There is no use attacking it by a front attack, it is much better to out-flank them."
I do see a potential for a Left Party gaining Congressional representation in Congressional districts and state wide offices -- good ol' Senator Bernie is a case in point here.
Problems: the Left isn't organized enough to have the money raising structures in place; the Left doesn't have the communication/media structures in place; there's nobody, that I know of, with the required drive, persistence, and determination to put the 10 to 15 years of work in that needs to be done to pull a Sanders - if you DO know of someone, please tell me.
