Ouch.

Dean just took a boot to the groin. Nevermind the fact that he didn't even come in second, but it looks like Dean didn't even capture 20% of Iowa's electorate. This will make people question the viability of his campaign. The Democrat candidate will need two things to beat Bush: support in the South and Midwest. The Northeast is pretty much a lock, California and Washington may need special attention, and Oregon is still a swing state. But for a Democrat to take the White House, he needs Midwestern strongholds like Ohio and West Virginia. If Dean can't shore up a piddly 20% in Iowa, I doubt his ability to win any Midwestern state. Couple that with the assumption that Dean can't win in the South, and you have to wonder if Dean can win at all.