The press tried to play off the Howie Dean Scream as “the thing” that killed his campaign. It was his far left political rhetoric.
Obama kept it in the bag and just used vague words like “hope”, “change”, and “historic”.
I remember back in the early '80s how the MSM assured us that the only reason Teddy Kennedy wasn't President was Chappaquiddick. I remember calling a talk show with Elizabeth Drew on it, to remind her of the liberal blood baths in '78 and '80 and how they couldn't all be due to Chappaquiddick. But, she just ignored my point. Too difficult to contemplate, I guess.