NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- With former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean now on the brink of what the media sees as almost certain elimination from the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, his inspired supporters have been left to figure out how and why his campaign was deflated. The obvious answer is the infamous scream, the apex of the passionate concession speech he gave after his loss in the Iowa caucuses. His apparent downfall could have also been caused by the inconsequential endorsement of former vice president Al Gore, or -- as other writers have raised their eyebrows over -- the...