Reply #38: I wondered how he went though so much

[karynnj]

That he had that kind of money and lost decisively is, in an odd way, reassuring to me. Kerry's campaign likely had very little above the $6 million he loaned his campaign so Dean obviously must have outspent him by a factor of at least 4. Although it's true you can't win without serious money, it says that you can't win just by throwing more money into the campaign.

I'm not sure what it means for 2008 - I liked the Kerry comments on how he wouldn't have won without the people of NH and Iowa spending the time to get to know the candidates.