What in fuck's name happened to Dennis Kucinich?

[karynnj]

61. He was actually inconsequential

The problem was that too many people were still bonded to Bush in fear of more terrorism. By November, most people "got" that Kerry was not likely to ever go to war as a first course. They also heard, from Kerry himself thousands of times, that Bush did not exhaust diplomacy.

I KNOW there were some on the left, and Trippi was more to blame than Kucinich, who were against Kerry because of Iraq. Most however, while disagreeing on his vote, looked at his entire life and agreed that he was someone who would work towards peace.
Kucinich endorsed Kerry 4 days before the primary.

Where many of his supporters argue that he persuaded people on the left to vote for Kerry rather than Nader, I never saw much proof of that. What I did see was many of his supporters eager to make the convention into an antiwar rally rather than a convention to help people learn more about the nominee - in a year where the Democratic nominee got far less unfiltered coverage than any nominee before or afterward. I can think of no other nominee for which NO network made the customary puff piece biography that was made for even Trump and W. This when Kerry had an incredible background that demonstrated his strength of purpose, character and his courage to do what was right. (On the latter - think Vietnam protests, the Contra investigation and the BCCI investigation rather than his physical bravery in Vietnam) Yet, some on the left wanted to make the convention not about him too.