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These are the sentiments of Doug Ireland. I believe so too. Here is what Ireland says about Dean in his article The Death of the Doctor:
"Does he have the will, desire, and vision to transform his legions of enthusiastic Deaniacs into a permanent, on-the-ground electoral instrument to "take back" the Democratic Party in future contests? If he doesn’t, can the Dean blogosphere, on its own, consciously coagulate itself into an institutionalized grassroots electoral fighting force capable of contesting future primaries against the moneyed, handpicked candidates of the party’s establishment? Will Dean, when he inevitably loses, simply turn over his extensive computer lists to the national Democrats, in the hopes of some future reward from the party? Or will Dean fall victim to the kind of angry pique on display in his 'I Have a Scream' speech, lock his lists in a closet, and go home and sulk—and let his movement evaporate, as so many other insurgent candidates, from Jerry Brown to Jesse Jackson to Ralph Nader, have done before him?"
I echo Ireland's thoughts. It's a shame to waste a movement that could enliven politics with real people as participants. I would like to know too: Is there a future for Deaniacs?
