  urlLink Come Back, Little Deaniacs : "Unfortunately, the nearly inevitable conclusion of these first heady forays into presidential campaigning is political heartbreak. 'Don't you lose some essence of life when you really can't give your heart? ' asked Kate DeBolt, an 18-year-old Floridian who says she could 'go to the ends of the earth' for Dr. Dean. Her candidate is still very much in the race, and his campaign's pioneer work with the Internet is going to transform grass-roots politics. But ever since the Iowa returns, his more innocent followers have been grappling with the shock of discovering that it is possible to be pure of heart, fired with dedication, and still lose overwhelmingly. Many of the young people who heeded Senator McCarthy's antiwar message in 1968 spiraled away from politics forever when Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic nomination. The young Deaniacs could easily add to the near majority of eligible voters in America who find politics a waste of effort. One of the most important missions of the Democratic nominee this year is to help keep young people interested when the campaign boils down to the deeply pragmatic politics of the summer and fall. " 
