Reply #56: A misread

[quaker bill]

Others have already hit on this. The man is speaking to human nature. When someone pours energy and emotion into a cause and it does not succeed, that emotion is not necessarily transferrable to the victor.

When Al Gore threw in the towel, I did not become a Bush fan.

Howard Dean has said on many occasions that he would support the Democratic nominee, regardless of outcome. Of course, he always caveats it with "I expect to be the winner". (The man is a politician) Nonetheless he has stated many times that the true priority is regime change in DC and that any of the Democratic candidates would make a better President than what we have now.