Where he was born and raised was primarily steel plants, Steubenville, OH very blue collar and Democrat back then. Supposedly as the years wore on he became Republican.
Steubenville (my home town) is still blue collar and Democrat. Jefferson County went for Kerry.
Dino's drunk routine was just an act. He was at one point one of the highest paid people on TV.
Dean was also supposedly a real homebody. He was devastated when his son Dino died in the Air National Guard flying an F-4 Phantom. They said he was never the same and died brokenhearted because of his son's death.