Dean update: The Washington Post says “Dean crafts own Southern strategy”. It basically involves telling Southerners to stop going to church and gun shows.

Some Dean supporters privately say Dean's admonition for southerners to stop voting based on "guns, gays, God and school prayer" is offensive to many voters.

Meanwhile, Mickey Kaus hints that Iowa Senator Tom Harkin may be about to endorse Howard Dean. After losing the big union endorsements, this could be the death knell for Dick Gephardt.