2004: The scream that doomed Howard Dean

[felixlueggerto]

If he done that in 2016 He would be memed into the Office

[wolfie]

observing from 2020, this seems such a stupid, innocuous thing for a politician's career to end over..

[TheChosennn]

It was one scream. That’s all it took. The thing is if this happened today, he’d immediately be the front runner for having such passion and enthusiasm

Edit: well Kamala Harris and Tim Walz tried this strategy and it didn’t work as they lost in a landslide. I was wrong

[mase_mase]

“I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”

[michaeldelatorre]

Back when having enthusiasm and energy were disqualifying attributes for a presidential candidate.

[ConstantlyAdging]

Imagine having a presidential candidate that could like.. get amped up without a heart attack and remember so many states in a row in the year 2020

[vectorhold]

2004: Awkward and out of character

2020: Perfectly acceptable

[POPE_FRANCS]

You can genuinley hear the passion and determination in his voice throughout the speech

[LBEAR]

Aww, he was so excited and got ridiculed so harshly for being genuine :(

[myob]

God forbid someone actually show genuine emotion.

[damienholland]

The scream didn't doom him. The news media making it out like it was a big deal doomed him. It was pure propaganda to help the other candidate win.

[danieldonnelly]

Even at the time, I didn't understand what was so bad about this. A dude got excited and passionate, let out a harmless 'yell' no different than millions do every week watching a sports game, and yet somehow he was deemed "unhinged" and "inappopriate for office"? What a load of shit.

[Firewingg]

The fact that this is a problem is whats wrong with politics.

[harryantino]

If he runs in 2020 and just does this scream he’ll win by a landslide

[Blackphillipsupporter]

I want this guy hyping up my daily life. “He’s going to the bedroom, and the bathroom, and the shower, and the breakfast table. YEAHHH”

[forlostnfound]

Someone said this was Dean's "I Have A Scream" speech and I laughed so friggin hard

I legit do not see how a mildly awkward low-volume yell is a big deal for people looking at who to choose for a political leader. WTF, people?

[ImJustTooGuud]

He was so proud of his scream😂 I feel like he was practicing that scream for a week, I feel so bad

[kingwaffleton]

I don’t see how passion for one’s job translates into “bad candidate”

[GTIRossa]

In 2004 people thought that he had a public mental breakdown after this speech. I would take this over what we have today.