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"The infamous Dean scream...may have been the most eloquent moment created by a Democrat all year. "

This Time, Howard Dean May Really Be the Answer

by Craig Crawford

It was my favorite quote from the 2004 presidential campaign, and the man who screamed it is back.

Bring it on, Howard Dean. The former Vermont governor now wants to run the Democratic Party.

The infamous Dean scream, broadcast nationwide Jan. 19 as he conceded defeat in the Iowa caucuses, may have been the most eloquent moment created by a Democrat all year.

Dean is the perfect choice to salvage something Democrats can use from the 2004 campaign. Before the party establishment crushed him in Iowa, the fast-talking dynamo electrified cadres of newly active Democrats across the country.

Once again, party gatekeepers in Washington are fully engaged in a stop-Dean movement...Have the anti-Dean Democrats considered that the best way to really stop Dean is to let him be chairman? He is flatly vowing not to run for president in 2008 if he gets the job.

Craig Crawford is a special contributor to Congressional Quarterly and a news analyst for MSNBC, CNBC and “The Early Show” on CBS.

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Monday, December 6

Help get Howard Dean on the Air in DC

by Trish Nelson on Mon 06 Dec 2004 11:42 AM CST

Help get Howard Dean on the Air in DC

DraftHoward.com

It is time to take back the Democratic Party from special interests - and that's exactly what we're going to do.

The race for DNC Chair has reached a new level of intensity, and now is the time to take the next step. We cannot let the talking heads and the political establishment define us once again.

We need to tell them that we will not sit back and maintain the status quo. So we’re going to speak to them the only way they understand: we’re going on the air in Washington, D.C.

In the next few days, we will put together a series of TV ads to run next week. They will take our message to the belly of the beast, and make clear that Howard Dean is the choice of ordinary Democrats.

We have teamed up with Driving Votes PAC to raise the money and get the ads on the air. We have a modest goal $5,000 to air the first round of ads. Please help put them on the air:

(click here to donate and sign petition)

Regular people like us donated hundreds of millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours to Democratic candidates in every state. Yet establishment types who have led our party astray for too long want to choose a leader who wines and dines the ultra-rich and sells out to the entrenched interests in Washington.

The future of our party is at stake. We are the backbone of the party, and we need to speak up. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

DraftHoward.com working with Driving Votes PAC to produce a series of TV ads that will explain why Howard Dean is our choice. Driving Votes PAC will pay for the time and other related costs, but they need our help.

Please give just $25 to take back your party:

(click here to donate and sign petition)

We can still define the terms of this debate. We can make clear that this is not about liberal or conservative - Howard Dean is a centrist reformer. We can make clear that the leader of our party cannot be chosen in a smoke-filled room. We can make clear that this isn’t about 2006 or 2008 - this is about rebuilding the party for the long term.

This is just the beginning. We will be initiating more projects in the coming weeks, so please send along your ideas. And please forward this on to anyone you know who cares about the future of the Democratic Party.

Many thanks,
Kevin Thurman
DraftHoward.com
www.drafthoward.com
contact@drafthoward.com

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