They're simply rallying the nuts.
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It is all they know how to do, other than raise taxes and spend on vote-buying welfare programs. Welcome to the irrelevant left.
Exactly. Dean plays the fool and the Democratic leadership plays the role of the straight man.
Dean's Stalinist spew is part of DNC propaganda. They aren't going to alienate the lunatics on the Left. They will, however, feign moral outrage with a wink and a nod.
The entire thing is a charade, nothing more than cynical, lying propaganda.