Hillary's attempts to appear a moderate may backfire among the party elite, not to mention its base of whacko Marxists.
Kerry still maintains that his being a war hero and a war protestor gets him votes from both sides; Hillary thinks she can draw from both sides with selected issues. Maybe she is thinking her thesis (unreleased as is Kerry's 180) will satisfy the Marxists?
Didn't work for Kerry but evidently did not deter his ambition to be elected Prez.