Under normal circumstances, probably. However, there is the 900-pound black pantsuit in the room.
"...However, there is the 900-pound black pantsuit in the room."
That is also my take. If I were Howard Dean I'd be running scared along with Dingy Harry. PIAPS allowed Dingy Harry to veer far left, so that she will be the MSM'S favorite moderate voice.
Make no mistake - PIAPS and McCain are staging a Senate coup, he in front of the camera, she/it behind the lens.