Dean Dean?

Well, if Al Gore is doing it, I guess I’ll back Dean too. It seems like he’s got a lot of support: Foodies, for example, and Geeks, and, encouragingly, groups that you might expect to side with Republicans: Economists, Libertarians, Mormons (actually, several groups of Mormons for Dean), even Republicans.

Honestly, I’d vote for almost anybody against Dubya, but I think Dean has what’s necessary to win: money, cultlike grassroots support, and a clear, moderate platform. Yes, moderate– he’s certainly further to the right than I am on the drug war, and his economic policies are of a piece with critique of, rather than blind hatred for, NAFTA.

Dean’s got my vote. I guess it matters most in the primary ’round here though– Massachussets went 70% for Gore in the last election.