If Howard Dean had not happened, then all the "electability" questions would have been (rightfully) applied to Kerry. Now, as the anti-Dean, their Party will happily go over the cliff with John F'ing Kerry to their doom. Unlike Dean, Kerry will be able to depend on the 30% true-blue Democrat vote. He'll get precious few Independent votes, and will probably drive away a few percent of former Democrats--but the haters will keep on digging their own graves and marching confidently into oblivion.
Watch where Bill and Hillary! are positioning themselves. They do not want to be too associated with the coming Bush landslide in '04. There are indications that they will rule an independent fund-raising organization that will rival or exceed the 'Rat party apparatus, for '08.