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Byline: Steven Thomma
WASHINGTON _ Howard Dean is the hottest of the nine Democratic candidates for president _ in more ways than one. Hot as in mad. And hot as in very successful.
The former Vermont governor has emerged as the angriest of the pack, angry at the war in Iraq, at President Bush, at Republican policies in general. He's angry at the leaders of his own party as well, for not standing up to Bush.
At the same time, he's jumped into the top tier of candidates with a real chance to win the nomination. Dean surged ahead of his rivals in second-quarter fund raising.
Early polls suggest he's the only candidate who could win either of the first two nominating contests, in Iowa and New Hampshire.
One new national poll released Thursday showed Dean gaining five points among likely voters since May, the biggest jump of any candidate, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Dean's anger at Bush, Democrats pushes him ahead of the pack.