I've been doing a lot of research of the Democratic candidates in the past week, so I'll be able to cast an informed vote in the MoveOn primary this week.

I can't quite bring myself to say "Anybody but Bush" at this point, because I believe the right wing of the Democratic Party will be no better than the current administration. This means I cannot support a Liberman candidacy, so in the event that he wins the Dem nomination next year, I would either vote for a third party candidate who more closely reflects my values, or not vote in the presidential race.

IMO, the only two viable candidates with the possibility of defeating Bush are Kerry and Dean. Yet, Kucinich is the candidate which most closely reflects my values, and I want the Democratic Party to know this.

The dilemma regarding the MoveOn primary is, which is the best strategy for sending a message to the Democratic Party leadership and the candidates themselves--the message of which candidate most closely reflects my values, or the message of which candidate I want to back that I think can actually win?

I know that Kucinich is too progressive left to be able to mount a viable campaign against Bush. So, as the alternative to my guy, I'm willing to back a liberal candidate from anywhere but the South (ie, I won't back Edwards, because I think it is tremendously important to break the headlock the Southern conservatives have on US politics). Now, to help keep those candidates like Kerry and Dean more honest, I'm thinking I still should vote for Kucinich in the MoveOn primary. I want them to know that plenty of us grassroots political activists who formerly voted Democratic, but voted Green in the last election,
MUST be treated seriously, and have our issues addressed meaningfully in THIS election, if we are to be wooed back to the party.

So, how are other Democratic and Democratic leaning voters thinking of using their votes in the MoveOn primary?