Uh...Howard Dean is no libertarian. Howard Dean is by far the most radically liberal of the nine democratic candidates. His political beliefs are VERY liberal, which would hurt him in the general election should he run. Dean is the most likely of the nine to win the nomination, and the least likely to win the general election. He's just too far left to win over the moderate portion of the population, and his radical statements during the primary season will hurt him drastically in the general election. He's a great guy, just a little crazy. Ran a fantastic campaign though, I'll give him credit where it's due. Unfortunately for most of you, though, he has very little chance against Bush with the economy on the rebound and Saddam captured. For the win, I'd say the Dems need to nominate Kerry or Clark. They won't nominate Kerry because he ran a poor primary campaign that could be defined in three words: "Following Dean's example." They won't nominate Clark because he holds too many Republican beliefs and they wouldn't want to elect a Republican in Democrats clothing. Dean seems the likely pick for the nomination, sadly. I hope he's ready to be disappointed.