Dean has been painted as a bit crazy. Not sure if Dean could ever win a national election. The scream has hurt Dean. Many of these left wing Democrats are simply repeating talking points put out by exteme groups like Move On.Org. Now the left wing Democrats are talking heads for extemist groups. So the Democrat Party is real divided.
Not sure many of the Democrats could be elected if they are branded as left-wing kooks.
Agreed. But again, I think a large portion of the party elites do believe what Dean, MoveOn, etc. say. The only reason they went with Kerry is "electability." I think if they had had their choice irrespective of that they would have preferred Dean. IMHO.