how would a hawkish but otherwise liberal dem do in a presidential primary?

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Wesley Clark was the most anti-war candidate after Kucinich.

However, it depends on how hawkish they are overall. A candidate would be fine if they strongly supported Israel; nothing would really change from what the current policy towards Israel is. However, a Democratic candidate in, say, 2008, who still supported the Iraq war would be slaughtered; Hillary lost because of it even though she had turned against the war.