Howard Dean seems like a pretty replacement level dem so I guess who cares but it’s a pretty good look at how the media furrowing their brows and going “we’re very concerned” is 100% bullshit nonsense that they arbitrarily apply to whatever story seems cool to them
I can’t even find it but I remember seeing some clip of 60 minutes where the person plays it for him and he has to watch his happy little yell and then they sit in silence for a few seconds and she goes “what does that person yelling look like to you?” & Howard Dean has to go “he looks happy? Idk?”
He was a *great* chair of the DNC (on its own terms, not saying the DNC is politically good). Then we stopped doing the 50 state strategy for some reason
Thing is, Dean was ALREADY sunk long before The Scream
He was already polling 3rd, 4th, or WORSE in the first sets of Super Day polls. He was already not gonna be the nominee, and *they all knew it*
The Scream was a one-off, sure, and it didn't help...but let's not bullshit that it caused his loss