Dean to seek chairmanship of Democrats

Lash wrote:

Dean alienates an entire demographic within four months.

He completely reverses a previous position within three months.

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For $100, Lash says (in another thread) we're on for the second one, above.

Clock is running.

How quickly we forget...

I told you you had a demerit.

You must not have been paying attention--which would normally earn you another demerit. <impatient sigh> [..]

However, I would like to send you off in search of your personality. It has been conspicuously absent, and the impersonation by this other dour, cranky fellow is rather sad.

On Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 6:33 pm, I wrote:

Lash wrote:

Dean alienates an entire demographic within four months.

He completely reverses a previous position within three months.

...

For $100, Lash says (in another thread) we're on for the second one, above.

Clock is running.

Kick.

Howard Dean to Speak to Ark. Democrats


Tuesday April 5, 2005 2:46 AM

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and now chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be the keynote speaker Friday at the Association of State Democratic Chairs luncheon.

Dean will highlight the committee's agenda to strengthen the state parties in his speech.

``We are excited about Governor Dean's first visit to Arkansas as Democratic National Committee Chairman,'' said Jason Willett, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Willett said Dean shares many values with Arkansans. ``He is a fiscal conservative and a social progressive who has a strong record of fighting for seniors and working families,'' he said.

As governor, Dean helped Vermont pay off much of its debt, balanced the budget 11 times and lowered income taxes twice. He also championed a health-care plan under which 96 percent of Vermont's children have health-care coverage.

``Governor Dean recognizes the importance of state Democratic parties to Democratic grassroots efforts nationwide, and is committed to making the strenghtening of state parties a priority with the DNC,'' Willett said.

On Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 6:33 pm, I wrote:

Lash wrote:

Dean alienates an entire demographic within four months.

He completely reverses a previous position within three months.

...

For $100, Lash says (in another thread) we're on for the second one, above.

Clock is running.

Kick.

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Friday that the national party will invest almost half a million dollars in state parties in Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and West Virginia.

All four states were won by President Bush in the 2004 presidential election.

"This is just the beginning," Dean told state Democratic chairs at a meeting of their association in Little Rock, Ark. "We will announce additional investments in the weeks ahead."

Dean has been to 14 states in his two months as chairman and has pledged to build state parties all across the nation, including in states dominated by Republicans.

Howard Dean will headline conference on civic engagement

Dean's speech will be the climax of a daylong event hosted by Associated Students of WSU Vancouver titled "Civic Engagement in the United States -- Revival or Decline? Views from the National, State and Local Levels."

"We were attracted to Dean as a speaker because of his ability as a politician to bring new voters into the electorate," said Carolyn Long, an associate professor of political science at WSU Vancouver.

Dean became a sensation during the Democratic primary election campaign because of his dynamic campaigning style and use of the Internet to involve supporters and raise money through small donations. His momentum began to sag early in 2004, however, and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry surged past him.

Dean is now chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Long said Dean's candidacy was emblematic of the spike in voter interest during the 2004 election. The presidential campaign prompted a 60.7 percent voter turnout, the highest level since 1968, according to the Center for the Study of the American Electorate in Washington, D.C.

The turnout was a reversal of a trend, noted by many, away from civic involvement in the United States.

"As a political scientist, I am alarmed about the lack of engagement I see among the electorate, and I want to find ways to improve it," Long said.

Also speaking during afternoon sessions is a panorama of public officials, from mayors to county commissioners to former governors.