I might have to disagree with you on this. I think they
know just eggsackly what they are doing. The shrill and
the lunacy that is being spewed is making hellary look
that much more middle of the road. Tho, we at FR know better
the less read of our citizenry will look at this and see
her as mild and less aggressive.
Thats just my conspiracy theory view of the whole thing.
I've head the theory and I don't see how it puts them in a tactical advantage in an atempt to consolidate their own party....This is a party with nothing left to lose, to be sure, but deliberate self-sabotage in the party's best interests doesn't make sense to me. They can't decide where there'll be on an issue, any issue, from one day to the next.
That party's 'base' is growing more eccentric and aloof with every passing day. This is beyond anyone's control in that undisciplined mess and any intellectually honest liberal would have to concede that. I also think Hillary's appeal is highly overstated even among themselves.