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Can Howard Dean Keep the Dems Together?

Posted Apr 2, 08 7:18 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Since his crash-and-burn run for president four years ago, Howard Dean has served as a decidedly low-key Democratic Party chairman, slowly building up state organizations while staying out of the limelight. Yet as the Clinton-Obama race wears on, many are wondering if Dean has the political acumen—or even the will—to rally a party in danger of fracturing.

In an interview with the New York Times, Dean insisted that his team was organizing for an eventual fight with John McCain. But Dean's hands-off approach to the Clinton-Obama battle has worried some in the party and led some to step up in his place—such as Phil Bredesen, the Tennessee governor who has proposed a superdelegate mini-convention.

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Hillary Clinton acknowledges supporters after a Democratic presidential debate Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa as Barack Obama talks with Howard Dean, left.   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gestures during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008, at DNC Headquarters in Washington.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean delivers a guest lecture to a class in comparative politics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in this May file photo.   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, FILE)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful and Democratic National Committee Chairman, Howard Dean, mimics his 2004 Iowa Caucus address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's 49th annual 100 Club dinner...   (AP Photo)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean reflects on the 2008 presidential race, during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008, at DNC Headquarters in Washington.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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