Yes, but the DNC chairman isn't really a job where image is that important. I mean, look at Terry McAuliffe: nobody really knew anything about him, and nobody really cared. Certainly Dean, being a well-known figure, will attract more attention that McAuliffe did, but in this case the important thing is ideology, not image. Sure, Dean has a "crazy hardcore liberal" image to many (who know nothing about him) but when 2008 comes around, is a voter going to overlook the Democratic candidate simply because of what they perceive Howard Dean's views to be?