As for him running again … I think the Dems should focus on someone who can actually attract and motivate a wider audience. He’s just not a man you want to jump up and support. And, fairly or unfairly, he’s permanently branded as an out-of-touch liberal. His appeal outside the base is almost certainly less now than it was in 2004, simply because he received a lot of “lesser of two evils” votes two years ago. Without Bush around to create anti-Bush votes, the Dems need someone people are willing to vote FOR rather than just someone who is a questionable improvement over Bush.