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Will Hillary Suffer From Post-Partisan Depression? Losing the White House Is 'Tremendously Disappointing' Say Former Nominees By EMILY FRIEDMAN June 4, 2008 Losing ain't easy — especially after almost a year spent tirelessly campaigning to become the first female president in the nation's history. Clinton Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will likely feel a tremendous sense of disappointment and failure, according to former politicians who also lost their bids for the White House. "You don't run as hard as we run and lose and feel good about it," former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis told ABCNEWS.com. Dukakis, who was the Democratic Party...

We have not made a point of following the comments posted by Howard Dean's enthusiasts' on the Dean campaign's official site, Blog for America. However, we have taken a look at the site to check the reaction to Governor Dean's withdrawal from active campaigning yesterday. Governor Dean's announcement appears to have prompted expressions of bitter disappointment that suggest the possible nontranferability of the Deaniacs' support to the remaining viable candidates. If these comments are genuine and representative, they may be indicative of the disunity of the Democratic base and the persistence of the Nader threat. I think that the Democratic...

Deaniacs blogging their blues By David Postman Seattle Times chief political reporter Howard Dean's announcement that he was no longer actively campaigning for the presidency was likely felt hardest on his campaign's Web site. It was Howard Dean for America's Web log, Blog for America, that yesterday served as a virtual wake, therapy session and strategy meeting for thousands of disappointed Deaniacs. "My God, I'm crying on my keyboard here!" Bob from New York said in a posting. To join the conversation The Dean campaign Web log can be found at www.deanforamerica.com From Emily in Indiana: "I just don't understand....

Some surprising comments by Deaniacs following Dean's withdrawal from the race are compiled and posted HERE. For example: --------------------------------- Thank you and Good Night! Vote BUSH in 04 and then Dean has a chance to run again in 08. Posted by Frisbeedude at February 18, 2004 12:41 PM -------------------------------------- I would also like to say that if Kerry wins the nomination, I will not be voting for him in the general election. I think he is one of the most corrupt politicians ever. He makes my skin crawl. Posted by Christine in Mass. at February 18, 2004 01:45 PM

Their beloved leader has conceded. Crestfallen, they flock to Howard Dean's Internet website Blog For America to express their grief and confusion over Howard's failure to lead his crusade all the way to the White House. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman logged onto the blog site and found that in the wake of Dean's withdrawal from the campaign it has become something of a wailing wall for disappointed Deaniacs unable to grasp the reality of sudden death of their hopes and dreams. "My God, I'm crying on my keyboard here!" grief-stricken Bob from New York wailed in...

<p>Minutes after Howard Dean's campaign announced yesterday's final campaign gathering in Vermont, the debate was raging online among his supporters: Could they stomach John Kerry?</p> <p>The verdict: Many won't.</p> <p>"I will NOT vote for Kerry — and I've voted for the Democratic [Party] in every presidential election since I was 18," said one person who posted a message at the Dean campaign's free-flowing Web log.</p>