Dean: ‘I Don’t Care’ If Obama Gets Bump

While commentators have noted that the Denver convention, and the announcement of Sen. Joseph Biden’s (D-Del.) VP candidacy, have not yielded a bump in national polls for Barack Obama thus far, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean appears decidedly unconcerned over whether or not Obama sees a convention bounce at all.

“Do I think it will? Yes. But I don’t care,” Dean told The Hill today, when asked whether he thought the convention would yield a bounce, in the lobby of Denver’s downtown Hyatt.

“National polls are meaningless,” Dean said, going on to add that all polls–national or otherwise–“mean almost nothing until mid September.”

The strength of the Democratic ticket, especially in light of President George Bush’s unpopularity, Dean said, outweigh anything polls claim to indicate at this point.

“We’ve got a great ticket,” Dean said. “We’re in good shape.”