The New York Times today was being coy. They talk about two men dropping out of the
race 
for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. They say Howard Dean has 250 endorsements out of 430 total votes.
The headline should be: Dean shoo in. The following quotes are in the article:
Fowler, who ran John Kerry's Michigan campaign, said late Friday that ``today it became clear that Howard Dean has the votes to become Democratic chairman.''
`The race is essentially over,'' said Richardson, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. ``He's won fair and square.''