What will Dean do if he doesn't win the nomination?

[poopyjr]

Does he still stay viable as a politician? Will he try and run for a different office to keep his name in the news? Could we see another Dean run down the road? I'll admit, the guy has a huge following (almost Perotish) and he's part of the Party. Could we see Dean again at some point? I think he could be a potentially strong candidate in a different poltical climate.

[Syn_Dem]

1. Call me crazy

But I think he'd do well as DNC Leader. I mean, he's got the fire, name recognition, and following.

[poopyjr]

2. He'd be good, but is it a political dead-end?

[leyton]

6. Well, he's near the end anyway.

I don't mean that he's going to lose, I mean that he's probably at the peak or nearing the peak of his political career, depending on whether he wins the nomination or the election. George Bush was GOP chair before his presidency, but he only ran for POTUS after that.

Governors do sometimes run for Senate - like Bob Graham, Strom Thurmond, Jeanne Shaheen, for example.

[LuminousX]

3. If he doesn't win the nom, I believe he'll continue with party work

[BeatleBoot]

4. Surgeon General

But I'd like to see him as VP

[lastknowngood]

5. I like Dean but I think he'll be done

The reality is if we don't change the direction this country is headed were probably all done. I can't believe anyone would willing put themselves through this excessive abuse more than once.

[Sagan]

7. don't know how realistic this is, but...

If I were Dean, I would announce, right after the Dem convention that I was running as an independent. Then, over the course of two weeks I would spend every single dime on attack ads on the Chimp, then I'd drop out and campaign for the Democratic nominee.

[shance]

8. This is just a stepping stone for the movement itself.

And this deal is much larger than anything Perot ever hoped to accomplish.