Original sentence: Iowa and New Hampshire were only the first in a string of losses for the Dean campaign, culminating in a third place showing in the Wisconsin primary on February 17, 2004.On January 19, 2004, Dean's campaign suffered a blow when a last-minute surge by rivals John Kerry and John Edwards led to an disappointing third-place defeat for Dean in the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses, representing the first votes cast in primary season
Edited sentence: " Though every campaign, including Dean's, sends negative information to the press about rival candidates, Green claims the media turned against both Clark and Dean.Iowa and New Hampshire were only the first in a string of embarrassing losses for the Dean campaign, culminating in a disappointing third place showing in the Wisconsin primary on February 17, 2004.Many Dean supporters questioned whether allegedly unfair media coverage played a role in the result.Most analysts blamed intense negative campaigning between Dean and Gephardt as the reason for their losses.On January 19, 2004, Dean's campaign suffered a blow when a last-minute surge by rivals John Kerry and John Edwards led to an embarrassing third-place defeat for Dean in the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses, representing the first votes cast in primary season.Other insiders attribute the loss to staff and supporters inexperienced with the caucus process.The Atlantic Monthly’s Joshua Green reported that in early January, the Wesley Clark campaign had leaked information to the press showing Dean to be "unelectable