Not a bad ally to have, as long as he doesn't think you're in his way. However, not one to inspire confidence in me  that there would be a substantive change from the top-down consultant heavy culture of the status quo Dems.

Of the top four candidates, he's the only one that I think would keep me away from the party.

Ah well, as they say, he may be a sumbitch, but he's  our sumbitch...