Presidential contender Dennis Kucinich has been endorsed by the New Hampshire Green Party.

Ed Garvey, the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor in 1998, and a Madison lawyer, throws his support behind Kucinich today in the Madison Capital Times. He says Kucinich stands for true Democratic principles.

Kucinich has the most progressive stand on issues. His views seem to match our's more than those of the other candidates. We'd like to see him do well in the primaries because it would signal a public inclination to retreat from the agenda and influence of the conservative right and the centrists. But we remain of the opinion that we have to support a candidate with a true chance of beating Bush. In our view, that's not Kucinich. Yet, we admire Kucinich for his position on issues and for his dedication to the campaign and getting his message out. It can't be easy to get out there on the campaign trail when the press continually dismisses your chances of success. We hope Kucinich stays in the race until the very end and we'll do our part in publishing his views.

Update: Berry's World thinks the Kucinich endorsement is ominous.

Considering that the conventional wisdom is that Rep. Kucinich has no chance to grab the Democratic nomination, is it out of line to think that he might run as the Green Party candidate in the general election, thus splitting the progressive vote and handing President Bush the election?