It doesn't matter if he broke the fundraising record, since those records are basically broken all over again each time around. What matters i that the Dems had caught up to the Reps in fundraising and have now fallen far behind.
The difference between Dean and Mehlman as the two Party Chairs is a microchosm of why Republicans are winning and Democrats are losing. An ideologue celebrity-pol elected with great fanfare and speculation who has no idea how to do his job or Mehlman, a professional politi-nerd whose election was barely noticed and hardly talked speculated about who rakes in the dough and knows how to run an organization.
The Republicans have the fat cats with tax cuts, and Kerry promising to raise taxes on those who made over $200k a year. You can thank Bush for all of that Democratic money raised last year, but he's not on the ballot again, so it'll be harder for the Democrats to fundraise. I don't think this is Dean's fault at all.
Going back to some Seante races... Why can't Dean get the funds for some Senate races. I mean we have shots in PA, RI, MO, and VA. Is Liz Dole up in 2006 in NC? If so, why not run John Edwards again? The Democrats have to get better organized to plan to retake some seats. Also, Dean says he is goign to focus on local races. Well, that could also play big for some Congressional seats as well.
