Though Dean has backed away from a pledge to pull out of the race if he doesn't win the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday (he trails in the polls there), it seems unlikely that he will continue the quest for the nomination if he doesn't win any of the super Tuesday contests on March 2.
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Although the Feb. 4 Austin meet-up followed defeats in the first nine primary states, Dean devotees still turned out. At Scholz Garten, Glen Maxey, the former state representative who leads the Dean for Texas organization, offered a lengthy chalk talk on caucus night strategy to about 100 people.
But as Dean struggles and a John Kerry nomination seems more likely, Maxey has been shifting his message.
"This isn't just about Howard Dean for us," Maxey said. "It's about reinvigorating and rebuilding the Democratic Party. We don't close down and go home if Dean doesn't win Wisconsin."
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