The lead in the polls in New Hampshire for Dean means very little. Advance polls in New Hampshire historically do not correlate with the winner. Clinton and Carter were polling at under 5% in November the years they won. Even if Dean should win New Hampshire, which is possible as they tend to vote for the outsider candidate, New Hampshire primary winners rarely win the nomination any more.
...let's put this on the chopping block with the turket that did this! Disgusting! I'm voting for the person that keps us safe,rewrites the FP and is the best to take out your guy..DEAN=BUSH,get it!
-Actual Posts from the Kerry blog
The Kerry campaign is showing signs of denial. Next comes anger, guilt, bargaining, depression and acceptance, respectively.
That whole process could take a while, and if I had to bet I would say that they will go out kicking and screaming.