Actually, this is the best strategy for ANY Dem candidate. If the candidate can be drafted as a "savior", then they won't have to expose themselves by openly appealing to the radical Dem base. That will leave them better able to fool the public that they are really a "moderate".
W J Clintoon fooled all from get go. Hitlery does not have that luxary as all know what she is about including the boos in NYC and her lack of funeral attendance around 9/11.