Actually Alice, as a Republican, I was praying (as much of that as I do) that Dean would win. However, Kerry as a New England liberal, is not a bad choice for us either. I think that Dean has to really put it up in New Hampshire, as there is no chance he will do anything in South Carolina, IMO. However NH is as much in Kerrys backyard as Deans.

Now if Dean tanks and takes his ball (and voters) home with him, it would be the same as a liberal third party candidate entering the race. Maybe both will happen, and Nader comes back for seconds... Aw, thats too much to hope for...

And, as for "Karl Rove buzz words", every Republican I know is going around saying Shhhh!, so it's got to be the Democrats saying anything. I have always thought that if anyone ever sat down and really listened to Dean, he would vaporize as a candidate. Damn those plodding Iowans, they figured it out too soon...

But I really, really want Dean to win the nomination.

BTW Mark, thanks for the hands-on view of the caucus process. I appreciate democracy in all it's forms, even when it goes against me, and that was an excellent lesson.