Remember that Kerry fella?

Well, if you've lost track, there are some Democratic challengers out there that could probably fill you in. From the WaPo's Chris Cillizza...

"...an e-mail Kerry sent from his Keeping America's Promise PAC asking donors to contribute to three Iraq war veterans running for Congress as Democrats: Tammy Duckworth in Illinois's 6th District, Patrick Murphy in Pennsylvania's 8th District and Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's 7th District….raised roughly $250,000 for the three candidates in the first 24 hours, according to Kerry insiders."

I know the stream of mail from JohnKerry.com seems endless, sometimes to the point of irritation even among his fans, and there's a legitimate question about the size of his actual list (I'm at least three of the three million…), but it seems to work.

That list has served to keep Kerry's 2008 prospects alive; it shows that even though he is considered irrelevant by many inside the Beltway, he is still a major presence among party regulars outside of Washington.

Major enough to raise over $2 million for a range of state and federal candidates, as well as partisan and humanitarian causes, during the 2006 cycle. That's on top of the $2 mill he doled out the the DNC, DSCC and DCCC from his '04 Presidential account.

One of the first question we need to ask potential nominees for '08 is what they did to elect Democrats in '06. John Kerry may end up with the best answer, and he may end up surprising the Beltway again.

Scoff if you must, but maybe.

Just maybe…