Dean Scaring Off the DNC Staff

Howard Dean, in his continuing effort to drive the Democratic party to complete irrelevance, is starting to run off the help:

Three top fundraisers at the Democratic National Committee have resigned at a time when its chairman, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, has come under fire from fellow Democrats for controversial comments and his Republican counterpart has raised more than twice as much money.

Democratic sources link the resignations to Dean’s decision to focus on raising money in small increments through the Internet, as he did during his 2004 presidential bid, and building up the party’s grassroots infrastructure while paying little attention to major Democratic donors.

But other Democrats say the first several months after a party’s losing presidential campaign are naturally a time of transition and it will take time for committee officials to get their “sea legs.”

That "sea legs" comment reminds me of the old adage about "rats leaving the sinking ship". We've already reported on prominent Dems dissing Dean, so how long does the party put up with this guy? Answer: Until the Move-on crowd quits sending in their $10 donations.