Dean Was Right: 50-State Strategy In Practice

11/27/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011
  • Las Vegas Sun

I recall it quite vividly, the bosses all huddled around a computer screen, this being the early days of Internet video, as Howard Dean let out his now infamous scream.

I was an intern at a newspaper in Seattle in 2004, and a bunch of middle-aged white dudes were all laughing at this geeky Vermont doctor who had the temerity to think he could play in the big leagues.

What a loser.

Dean stopped by a Democratic field office in Henderson last week, and to prep myself for the visit, I watched what's known in political circles as "The Scream." It's still funny.

But here's the thing: Dean was right.

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