Rick,
The only reason Dean has such a sizable lead is because nobody attacked him EARLIER.
They all saw his numbers rise surprisingly fast early on because he was the first one to attack Bush on All Things, including the war.
They then proceeded to do a liberal circle jerk around him (Dean) and claim they too were against the war.
Then they had to watch as his numbers continued to grow due to good foresight and the strongest internet presence.
Only now are they realizing they need to beat Dean before they can beat President Bush.
But now it's too late.
And Dean's "Anti-Everything" campaign will run its course.
The ONLY "hope" a democrat has is a drop in the economy.
Quite a sad situation for anyone who leans left. They really do have to hope for bad things in order to get their candidate into office.
How utterly pathetic.