Dean Falls Short

It has been brought to my attention by my Republican friends that Dean maybe losing his touch. The fundraising efforts of both parties have been announced and the RNC has 32 million while the DNC has 7 million. Dean who was to be the saviour of the party seems to be making all the Republicans gloating that Dean is going to be the end of the Democrats. Dean utilized the Internet and fundraised millions of dollars in unheard amounts truly showing America what the Internet could do. Does this severe gap in fundraising efforts mean that Dean has lost his magic? As for how come the amounts of fundraising are so little I can't answer, but this case could be used to support that the Internet could have no influence on politics.