Also, what they really need to do is stop him from running on a third ticket- which he is somewhat threatening to do. A simple endorsement won't be enough to stop him from doing so. They'll have to dig up some good dirt on him to make his candidacy unviable for any party. If Dean runs on a third ticket, the dems wouldn't have a chance in hell of winning.
You're right. The Democrat party might come in third place!
Beyond "digging up dirt on him"), I wouldn't put it past the Clintons to give the good Doc a bad case of Mad Cow disease.