Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor running for the Democratic presidential nomination, gave the speech on 19 January 2004 after finishing third in the Iowa caucus. Trying to rally disappointed supporters, he shouted a roll call of states he would fight on to, ending with a sharp, strained yell. Television replayed the moment endlessly, isolating the scream from the noisy room, and it quickly became known simply as the Dean scream. Remixed in songs, comedy sketches and early viral videos, it remains shorthand for political hype collapsing into embarrassment.