Is 'President Dean' that impossible?

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Think about it. If Dean wins the blue states and New Hampshire and Nevada, or perhaps just Ohio, he's in.

We all know his issues and his personality. The only way I see Dean blowing this is if he sucks in the debates, mouths off something extremely crass, or loses his temper on someone in public. Opponents may be able to paint him as Mr. Mean and Angry, but after seeing the Texas ad, he looks like your simple average family doctor, an image which works in our favor.

The GOP strategy is to paint Dean as the candidate of terrorism, taxes, and gays. Dean easily handles the gay issue with the "state's rights" talk. George Bush's weapons of job destruction, i.e. his tax cuts for the wealthy, also aren't a winner for the GOP. Lastly, if we're still talking about Iraq in 2004, Bush is in trouble. If we aren't, we play on domestic issues where we have issue superiority.

I think Dean's odds are pretty damn good. What do you think?