Does anyone know what the relationship between Bernie and Kucinich is like?

[Bucky]

This is a genuine inquiry. I'm just listening to an interview with Sanders advisor Pete De Los Santos who is talking about building a movement to push for more progressives to run for office around the country in the coming years. It reminds me of the movements that both Howard Dean & Dennis Kucinich have talked about in the past.

I'm certain that there are progressives among us who have supported all three of these pols over the past 20 years. But I'm curious about what people know about the political relationship between Sanders and Kucinich.

Do they get along? Share goals & networks? Share advisors? Do they have a slight rivalry? Are they strangers? Did they work together in Congress over the years?

Just curious.

[PatSeg]

1. That is an interesting question

Kucinich pops to mind frequently when I see Bernie Sanders, but I've heard little from or about him in the past few years. I remember some very vocal Kucinich supporters during the 2008 primaries, many disappeared once the primaries were over.

[Bucky]

2. I wonder what he's up to

His Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Kucinich is interesting. But it stops with his leaving Congress in 2013. There's a line that says he took a recurring analyst gig at Fox in 2013, but I don't recall hearing of him ever being there.

Anyway, this is what a newsgoogling finds about Kucinich of late

Kucinich: Hillary's Foreign Policy 'Goes Beyond Bad Judgment' (from PJ Media, an online right wing news service)
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/07/27/kucinich-hillarys-foreign-policy-goes-beyond-bad-judgment/

Melania Trump’s Speech Gets Rave Reviews From At Least One Viewer: Dennis Kucinich
She conveyed “grace” and doesn’t deserve attacks over plagiarism, said the former Democratic congressman.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dennis-kucinich-melania-trump-plagiarism_us_578ec92fe4b0f180da639019

Rep. Kucinich: DNC's Actions are Indefensible (from Fox Business Network)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2016/07/25/rep-kucinich-dncs-actions-are-indefensible.html

[PatSeg]

3. I wonder if he is trying

to get back in the public eye again. That is the first time I've seen quotes from him since he left congress, but maybe if I watched Fox, I might have seen him.

[flvegan]

4. One relationship: they're both in my sig line here.

lol

I know Dennis talked about supporting Bernie, but I don't know to what extent. They were alerts I'd get from the Google that I don't recall reading. Just remember the sentiment.

[Bucky]

5. I read thru his twitter feed. Mostly criticizing the DNC establishment and rooting for the Cavs

I can understand his problem with the party higherups. He's from the dissident wing of the party, which is necessary for us to remains in touch with our populist roots.

But I cannot accept anyone supporting the Cavs. There are simply moral absolutes in this world.