I actually plan to vote for Dean in the primary in WI, unless there is an important local Republican race. I figure Dubya has the Republican Prez nomination in the bag. My thinking is that Dean can't possibly win and this will make Dubya's victory margin wider and help sweep in more Republicans.
It never crossed my mind that some Paleo-Cons might vote in the 'rat primary to stop Dean. I suppose if you see little difference between the 'rats and the Republicans this stratagy makes some kind of twisted sense. Defeat the most liberal of the viable candidates and pray that Jesus comes back soon because all the candidates for Prez are evil.
Fascinating
And, I understand the neocon strategy but disagree. The risk of Dean winning might be slight, but is it worth it? Anything can happen on election day; it's like a one-game World Series would be. Who thought he'd get this far? Remember, Clinton was a "throw-a-way" who wasn't expected to win.
What's fascinating is that everyone who follows things seems to agree on one fact...we really, really don't want Dean to be President.