Dean Predicts Dem Victory

Howard Dean says that the next president of the United States will be a Democrat.

Gee, I didn't see that coming!

Madison -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean called for unity Tuesday, telling supporters to advocate for their preferred candidate but to rally behind whoever earns the Democratic nomination.

"The only way John McCain wins is if we're divided," Dean said, referring to the U.S. senator from Arizona who has locked up the Republican nomination.

The Democratic nomination has turned into a protracted battle for delegates between U.S. Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York. Dean said the eventual nominee will come out of the drawn-out fight a stronger candidate because he or she has learned to take fire from opponents.

"We're going to win this," Dean said. "I can't tell you whether Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama is going to be the next president of the United States, but one of them is going to be the next president of the United States."

The $25-per-person fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee at the Majestic Theatre drew more than 150 supporters.

Dean says, "We're going to win this."

I wouldn't count on it. Dean doesn't have the best track record when it comes to predictions.

Remember what Dean said following his loss in Iowa, 2004?

Well, you guys, you have already got the picture here. I was about to say, you know, I'm sure there are some disappointed people here. You know what, you know something, you know something, if you had told us one year ago that we were going to come in third in Iowa, we would have given anything for that. And, you know something, not only are we going to New Hampshire, Tom Harkin, we're going to South Carolina, and Oklahoma, and Arizona, and North Dakota, and New Mexico. We're going to California, and Texas, and New York. And we're going to South Dakota, and Oregon, and Washington, and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House. Yeeaaahhhh!

Didn't happen.

Only 150 supporters at $25-per-person showed up for the fund-raiser in Madison?

That's a very small group to attend such a low-priced fund-raiser.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are raking in tens of millions of dollars monthly. It's not as if Dems are having problems raising money.

At this event in Madison, Howard Dean didn't exactly pack 'em in.