This is more of a question than an analysis.

I notice that Sen. Russ Feingold is not in the field of four in that new Gallup poll Byron describes. I’ve gotten the sense for a long time that he is running, although it hasn’t gotten much attention. Why doesn’t he wake up this morning thinking, “Hey, I’ve got a decent shot”?

Dogged opponent of Iraq from the beginning — no flip-flop, apologies or double-speak required regarding his prior position (which is principled, however wrong it may be). Against the Patriot Act. Darling of the privacy activists. Wants to (at the very least) censure Bush over (at the very least) the NSA program. Attached at the hip with the popular McCain on campaign finance — giving him a veneer of bipartisanship. Against the Bush judges.

He may seem marginal vis a vis the country. But as for the people who will actually determine the Democrat nominee, isn’t he a better fit than any of the four in Gallup?