How Much Damage Can a Dean Candidacy Do?

How Much Damage Can a Dean Candidacy Do?

George Will is a conservative, but he also likes genuine political debate. He is one whose mind can be changed, as it was on term limits and the death penalty (twice), so it's understandable that he is concerned about the candidacy of Howard Dean.

He accepts the conventional wisdom that Howard Dean will lead the Democrats to ruinious defeat, if only because his big mouth provides opponents with so much ammunition.