I was already supporting HRC, but she's damned stronger on national defense and a sane foreign policy, with no punches pulled (lord, pulling punches-- hugh Shelton? HAH!) if he gets to advise again.

Since he became chairman after the 2004 election, Mr. Dean has begun what he called the 50-state strategy, opening offices and hiring staff members in every state, even ones that are traditional Republican strongholds. He has also invested in a huge voter database -- one that is designed to rival the Republican Party's sophisticated voter file -- that he hopes will pay off this year and allow Democratic candidates to find likely voters and make specific pitches to them.

How the costly 50-state strategy -- and the cash shortfall that it has created -- play out over the coming election will be a referendum on the tenure of Mr. Dean, who has had a prickly relationship with many of the party's top officials. Under Mr. Dean's tenure, D.N.C. fund-raising has steadily climbed, along with its expenses. So far, Mr. Dean has spent $170 million since the last presidential election to turn his vision for the party into a reality, with nearly $60 million of that raised in the last year alone.

And blame a possible loss on Dean? Simply ignoring the success in 2006? You're not making much sense. More from the article:

To that end, the D.N.C. hired 180 local organizers and opened offices in 50 states. It set up training classes for organizers. It poured money into statehouse races, with the idea that state legislatures are the key to Congressional redistricting. To close the gap with tech-savvy Republicans, it spent $10 million to develop "VoteBuilder," a databank with the names of every registered voter in the United States.

It's not his fault that MI and FL moved their primaries up and actually IIRC he prevented other states from doing the same.