If the Democrats are foolish enough to pick Dean, it will be the worst drubbing since Walter Mondale's candidacy in 1984. I once knew Bernard Sanders step-daughter, and if what she was describing is accurate, then Vermont is mired in socialism, and truly out of step and out of touch with the rest of America. I can imagine the "deer in the headlights" look Dean would have when faced with, say, Texans.
Regards, Ivan