Howard Dean Not a Bad Candidate for DNC Head
Dean
actually does make sense in a couple of ways:
1. Proven ability to shake the money tree.
2. Proven ability to rouse the Democrats' left wing.
3. Arguable ability to attract new voters to the party.
Of course, he does have some negatives, too:
1. Nutty as a Starbucks macadamia latte (which is to say not as nutty as advertised).
2. Hates President Bush.
3. Shows no ability to lead or manage money.
That last one might need a little explanation. For those who weren't paying attention, in 2003 Howard Dean was the darling of pundits everywhere. He had a story, he was the antiwar candidate, he was attracting gazillions of dollars in donations over the internet, and more important he was establishing a monstrous organization. There was a kid living on an island off the coast of Alaska who had signed up 574 other Deaniacs from email and chatrooms who became briefly famous. There is no doubt that Dean had a ton of money compared to the other campaigns. There is also no doubt he had a ton of volunteers.
And he lost. Not only did he lose, but he lost big time. And not only did he lose big time, but he lost his ton of money.
Dean's a gamble, a roll of the dice. He might start screaming again, or he might kick start the Democrats' engine.
