We've all heard that Howard Dean is supposedly
unelectable.
What does the word unelectable mean?
According to dictionary.com, it means "Being such that election, as to high office, is difficult or impossible."
Impossible? No.
Difficult? I submit that every election to high office is difficult. By this definition, all the candidates, including George Bush, are similarly unelectable.
I think a better term for Dean would be ineluctable, which means "not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable." Sounds good to me.
I think we can all agree that this whole unelectable meme has just been a big misunderstanding.