I think Dean is going to pull HARD to the center once he gets the nomination. I think that is his plan all along, he is just USING the rabid hatred on the left to get him over that major hump.
The Deaniacs are going to squeal so loudly when that happens! He’ll lose a significant portion of them to Nader, if he’s running again.
Just further illustrating that Dean is the GOP’s dream opponent.
True, but what are those people gonna do, "waste" their vote on Nader (if he even runs?). Like the author says, his support comes from those crazed democrats who this time, aren't going to vote "against" Dean.
Having said that, I think you are right, a Dean candidacy is the "briar patch" the GOP has been dreaming of. Recall how McCain came out looking like a crazed, angry guy during the race for the Republican nomination last time? Well Dean is gonna make that guy look like Ben Stein!