For everyone worried that Dean will be too bloodied by his own party to win the general election, a little perspective is in order:
An article from 6/92 after Clinton won the nomination.....It's an eye-opener
"Rarely, in contemporary American politics, has a prospective Democratic presidential standard-bearer emerged successfully from his early primaries burdened by so many deep public doubts about his character within his own party. This is the astonishing situation that now faces the Democrats and Bill Clinton as he moves to lock up the nomination and convince a doubting nation that he is not the "slick Willie" portrayed by his political enemies, depicted by the new media, and lampooned by late-night comedians."
Full article here:
http://www.worldandi.com/public/1992/june/cr6.cfm