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I actually believe that Howard DEAN is the Democrats' best hope for beating Bush (with the possible exception of Hillary!, who isn't running [this is unquestionable truth, subject to the "it depends upon the definition of is" standard of truth, and is erased from history should it prove embarrassing to Clinton]).

Dean was a governor, as was every president to win the office by defeating an incumbent president. The sole exception, Benjamin Harrison, grandson of ex-president William Henry Harrison, lost the popular vote in 1888 but won the electoral college. Dean also hasn't proven inept at exciting people, even if it's just his left-wing base. And unlike Davis, his record as governor isn't particularly bad. His foreign policy experience resembles Bush's before his inarguration. He even embraces pre-emptive unilateralism--at least in the politics of personal destruction.

Having said that, I don't think Dean will win. But he's MUCH stronger than most conservatives will admit. He'll perform far better than McGovern-Mondale. He may run a campaign as solid as Gore-Lieberman. I'd give him an shot at victory.

Meanwhile, it isn't yet certain who will be the Republican nominee. He faces a tough primary contest that may be too divisive for him to survive the general election. This is now a FOURTEEN-way race. Here are the challengers, most of whom have ideologies dramatically different from the President's:

Albertha Moultrie Brinson (R-New York)
Edie Bukewihge (R-California)
F. Dean Christensen (R-Arizona)
Carten Cordell (R-Alabama)
Thomas S. Fabish (R-California)
Lowell "Jack" Fellure (R-West Virginia)
Hoover Mark Gee (R-California)
Michael Idrogo (R-Texas)
Mildred "Millie" Howard (R-Ohio)
Derrick C. Johnson (R-Oregon)
Louis J. Rapuano Jr. (R-Connecitcut)
Keith Slinker (R-Pennsylvania)
William "Bill" Wyatt (R-California)

single male, 22 years old...still looking for a single female--if you're interested, let me know, but habitual drunkards, feminist extremists, non-Christian, and one-night-stand types need not apply. I'm not a metrosexual, so I think I'm doomed!

Go chick hunting at YR meetings or use one of those eharmony.com or match.com or cupid.com sites to meet someone near you who is a Republican. Don't waste your time looking for women in general population settings.