Hey leftie
Backflips aside, LaRouche ran for the Dem nomination, not the GOP one. He tended to be a technocrat which I could see appealing to some elements of the left. Plus, running from jail should appeal to some of the current protesters
He did publish an interesting science journal, 'Fusion', which my dad read and tried to explain to us (me & sis). One article stuck with me (the title anyway) - 'A non-quarkish look at gluons.'
Pete