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Michael Czeiszperger said:
> Evan Zimmerman wrote:

>> As firmly a democrat as I am, I've been frustrated at the lack of
>> _any_ democrat's ability to put forth a clear message. Howard Dean was
>> the closest to it, which is why he (IMO) went so far, but his
>> personality wouldn't sell.
>
> I don't think Dean got far enough to find out.  He was labeled as an
> extreme liberal early on by the right-wing echo chamber and he didn't
> get far enough for anyone who didn't vote in a primary to actually look
> into it.

That 'scream' video that the networks hammered on was Dean's downfall. 
The support prior to that vid coming out seemed to have no end; the shift,
after the vid hit the air, looked like a balloon popping: instant
deflation.

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