# Howard Dean is insane

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 20, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312 "2004-01-20T12:55:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312/101 "2004-01-28T14:57:54Z")

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> freaks? So which states do you consider to be US states? I mean, which states of the 50 do you consider valid?

I mean they they are not really representative of national voting trends. Their votes count, certainly, but they are unusual specimens that often pick oddball canidates, well out of sync with the rest of the nation.

BTW, Biggest mountain out the smallest molehill I’ve ever seen.

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312/102 "2004-01-28T15:15:31Z")

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I mean they they are not really representative of national voting trends. Their votes count, certainly, but they are unusual specimens that often pick oddball canidates, well out of sync with the rest of the nation.

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312/103 "2004-01-28T15:16:01Z")

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I mean they they are not really representative of national voting trends. Their votes count, certainly, but they are unusual specimens that often pick oddball canidates, well out of sync with the rest of the nation.

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Just keeping ya honest. How are ya?

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-dean-is-insane/225312/104 "2004-01-28T15:18:11Z")

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stupid duplicate posts :smack:

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