How many far leftists support (even just a little bit) the Confederate flag still be seen in the South? Not many from what I've seen. Sure, this was an obvious attempt to suck-up to the South, but it's still something you're unlikely to hear from a liberal. I believe he also supports gay civil unions over gay marriage.
Wow, real ultra-leftist that Dean is.
Are you referencing back to Dean's Confederate flag comments which remarkably served to piss off liberals who are against the Confederate flag, blacks who are VERY against the flag, and Southerners in general who clearly saw how little Dean understands them?
And believe it or not, supporting gay civil unions is a LEFTIST position.
The issue is not about the liberal base - Dean has them. Bush has the conservative base. That means for Dean to win, he has to gain the moderates in the center, which will NOT be easy for him to do, especially since if he gets the nomination all of his hard-left posturing will be used (effectively) by conservatives to bludgeon him in the campaign.