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Source: www.moreover.com --- 41 days ago
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Source: www.salon.com --- 50 days ago
To the victor go the spoils, and one traditional spoil for the Democratic Party's presidential nominee is control of the Democratic National Committee. It only makes sense; the DNC will now be working hard for the election of Barack Obama as president, and the campaign and the party apparatus need to be working in concert to be effective. So for the past couple of days, Obama has been working quickly to harmonize his operation with the DNC's. The first big sign of the closeness between the two was the announcement that the DNC will no longer accept money from federal lobbyists or political action committees. This change represents the long-standing policy of Obama's campaign. Then there was the appointment of Paul Tewes, who oversaw Obama's efforts in Iowa, to be the campaign's chief operational planner at the DNC. In a situation like this, it is Obama's prerogative to bring in the DNC Chairman of his choice, no matter how high profile Howard Dean has been lately. But the news out of the Obama camp is that Dean will in fact be staying on as Chairman. "Sen. Obama appreciates the hard work that Chairman Dean has done to grow our party at the grass-roots level and looks forward to working with him as the Chairman of the Democratic Party as we go forward," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement. Both the Associated Press and the Politico's Ben Smith point out that in deciding to keep Dean as DNC Chairman, Obama will most like ...

Source: usatodaytv.feedroom.com --- 54 days ago
May 31 - Democrats searched for a compromise Saturday to seat disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida at this summer's party national nominating convention and clear the way for a quick end to the struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. ...

Source: marcambinder.theatlantic.com --- 9 days ago
There's apparently some grumbling from Hill Democrats about their lack of input into Obama's Democratic victory strategy -- such is par for the course at this quadrennial U.S. Open we call a presidential race. But the Obama campaign has found a smart way to keep the party's reigning elder statesman, Howard Dean, busy: they're sending him on a cross-country voter registration tour. He'll travel in style on a 45 foot long biodisel bus flagged in red, white and blue. The tour kicks off in Crawford, TX on Thursday, heads to Austin where Dean will say hi to peeps at the Netroots Nation convention, then to New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge -- note -- Democrats need to pick up their efforts in New Orleans if they want to be competitive in the state because so many African Americans moved away -- and then will wind through Mississippi before the good governor gets a break. ...

Source: www.democrats.org --- 17 days ago
We are proud to stand at the helm of the finest Convention team we’ve known. As the arm of the national Party tasked with planning and organizing the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the Democratic National Convention Committee has been at this for more than a year. And we take great pride in our work. That's why we were astonished to read in Sunday’s New York Times such a gross misrepresentation of the groundwork that has been laid to date. The New York Times asserts that this is a Democratic convention effort “marred by costly setbacks.” That is false. In fact we are ahead of the game. Anyone who has ever worked on a national political Convention would tell you as much. This is a well managed Convention. The New York Times states that the Convention is facing “upwardly spiraling costs on key contracts still being negotiated.” That is false. All major contracts have been executed and we are on track to move in to the Pepsi Center to begin build out on Monday as planned. The New York Times implies that the Convention has imposed eating restrictions on delegates to the Convention. That is false. Democrats at the Pepsi Center and other official Convention venues can have all the fried goodies they can stomach. Talk of anything to the contrary is just plain silly. The New York Times reports that Democrats are $6 million over budget in Convention planning and have failed to estimate costs properly. That is false. From day one, prud ...

Source: www.politico.com --- 50 days ago
Howard Dean will keep his post at the top, even as Obama puts his stamp on the party organization. ...

Source: dnc.org --- 53 days ago
Good morning. I'm Governor Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. I want to start by offering Pope Benedict XVI the warmest welcome as he travels here in the United States. He is in our thoughts and prayers while he visits America. His visit reminds us of the Catholic values of social justice, working for the common good, and caring for those most in need. These are also the values of the Democratic Party. We face challenging times in our country and our world. Our troops are in Iraq - many on their second or even third tour of duty. The gap between the most fortunate and everyone else is widening. As we elect our nation's next leader it's important that we choose someone who understands the struggles that so many families here at home face as they try to make ends meet. As I listened to Senator John McCain's remarks about the economy this week, I heard more of the same Republican policies that George Bush has brought us for the last eight years. This year, more than a quarter of a million Americans have already lost their jobs. Since the Republicans have occupied the White House, seven million more Americans have lost their health insurance. Wages have fallen. Gas prices are at record highs. And even groceries cost more than they have in the past 17 years. And America has the largest deficits in our history. Senator McCain believes we are better off. On the campaign trail, Senator McCain talks about spending Ameri ...

Source: yubanet.com --- 54 days ago
Below are DNC Chairman Howard Dean's remarks to the Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on May 31, 2008, as prepared for delivery: "Thank you all for coming. "This has been an extraordinary primary season. And we know it will be an historic election. "The Democratic Party is going to nominate either the first woman or the first African American to be our party's nominee. I believe that the person we choose will be elected president in November. ...

Source: www.wlos.com --- 12 hours ago
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is rolling through North Carolina, registering voters in an effort to back presidential candidate Barack Obama. ...

Source: www.nhgop.org --- 3 days ago
Concord, NH – New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen issued the following statement regarding DNC Chairman Howard Dean's visit to New Hampshire: “Howard Dean’s visit to the Granite State today provides an excellent opportunity for him to explain and clarify some of his positions concerning issues that are of extreme importance to New Hampshire voters. “Many citizens of our state remain concerned about a plethora of Howard Dean’s past statements -- especially his opposition to having New Hampshire retain its first in the nation primary. During his stop in New Hampshire, he would do well to clarify his position on our primary once and for all. “Being from a bordering state, Howard Dean is well known to New Hampshire -- as are many of his past hysterical statements such as when he said that John McCain ‘runs on his integrity, but he doesn’t seem to have any’. “New Hampshire voters have made John McCain the winner of two primaries in this state precisely because of his integrity and courage to do what is right for this country. While Barack Obama talks about getting away from ‘slash and burn politics’, the Chairman of his own party continues to slash away without any sense of hypocrisy. New Hampshire voters deserve some answers from Howard Dean on his visit here.” BACKGROUND: DEAN ATTACKS VS. OBAMA RHETORIC Obama Has Attacked “Slash And Burn, Negative Campaigning Of The Past”: Obama: “We’ve got to get beyond the small politi ...

Source: 777denny.wordpress.com --- 42 days ago
Tonight, while searching around the Internet for a subject to catch my eye for a blog entry, I happened upon a movement. This movement should have been foreseen because of the previous movements against Barack Obama by Hillary Clinton supporters. But even if it has not been predicted, it is here with us now, and is picking [...] ...

Source: theliberaldog.com --- 50 days ago
WASHINGTON, May 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Below are DNC Chairman Howard Dean’s remarks to the Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on May 31, 2008, as prepared for delivery: “Thank you all for coming. “This has been an extraordinary primary season. And we know it will be an historic election. [...] ...

Source: electionsblog.com --- 42 days ago
WBT DNC Chairman Howard Dean: John McCain Wants to Privatize Social ... Earthtimes (press release), UK - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON , June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, John McCain told the voters, ... The Early Word: Friday the 13th Edition New York Times Obama wants payroll tax on incomes above $250000 The Associated Press McCain Lies About Social Security Privatization Yahoo! News The Carpetbagger Report  - Washington Post all 121 news articles ...

Source: news.google.com --- 34 days ago
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation McCain may lag in money, but RNC outraises the DNC by 5 times Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago Led by Chairman Mike Duncan, the Republican National Committee ended May with 13 times more money in the bank than its Democratic counterpart, and raised five times as much money in the same time frame. Today on the presidential campaign trail The Associated Press Comment by Allan J. Lichtman  Professor of History, American University FOXNews  - Wall Street Journal  - Bloomberg  - Tallahassee.com all 2,194 news articles ...

Source: blogs.wsj.com --- 54 days ago
Democratic Party officials agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes. Here, the DNC statement released after the meeting: Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Rules and Bylaws Committee Co-Chairs Alexis Herman and Jim Roosevelt issued the following joint statement: “Today, after careful consideration and debate, the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws [...] ...

Source: www.nydailynews.com --- 2 days ago
NOW-NYS President Marcia Pappas is at it again. The staunch Hillary Clinton supporter who caused a Web tsunami last January when she accused Sen. Ted Kennedy of "betraying" women by endorsing Barack Obama for president, has issued a press release entitled "What Woman Want From Obama" that proposes a list of "gifts" he must bring to the table to woo the female vote. They include: 1) Four or five pro-choice, women appointed to the US Supreme Court, plus a pro-choice litmus test for all lower-court appointments. 2) Replace DNC Chairman Howard Dean with a woman "who will not sit back quietly whil sexist attacks are levid against women candidates." 3) Ensure superdelegates reflect gender equality. 4) Change the primary system (Pappas deems caucuses "not democratic" and wants to allow secret ballots so women aren't "intimidated" and can "vote their conscience." 5) (Direct quotes here): "Many misogynists from other parties crossed over party lines to vote in the Democratic primaries. In fact Obama counted on this. He didn't want a re-vote in Florida or Michigan because the Republicans had already voted." "If we ever get another woman candidate who can make a serious bid for the presidency, misogynists from other parties should not determine the Democratic candidate. Women make up two thirds of the Democratic party; and our effect should not be diluted by the primary/caucus process." "When there is work to be done, when there are close v ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 54 days ago
Faye Anderson, citizen journalist Faye Anderson is currently at The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting in Washington DC. Also check out Ken Rudin's political junkie column for more background on today's meeting. Millions of voters are being disenfranchised by design of the Democratic National Committee. The decision to punish Florida and Michigan for moving up their primary dates makes a mockery of DNC Chairman Howard Dean's claim that "Democrats believe that the more people who vote, the better it is for our country." ...

Source: corner.nationalreview.com --- 21 days ago
DNC Chairman Howard Dean has released his Independence Day message: This Independence Day, families and neighbors across America will come together to celebrate freedom, liberty, and patriotism, values that make our country great. We will also take the time to thank the brave men and women in uniform, those who have served and those currently serving, who put their lives on the line everyday to defend our country and its freedom. And we will reach across the street and the aisle, as we bring an end to the divisiveness that has plagued America and work to bring our country the kind of change we can all believe in. ...

Source: www.mediabistro.com --- 7 days ago
Meet The Press: Al Gore , NBC's David Gregory and NBC political director Chuck Todd . Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson . Fox News Sunday: Admiral Michael Mullen , Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) McCain Supporter and Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) Obama Supporter, and a roundtable with Brit Hume , Washington Managing Editor of Fox News, Bill Kristol from The Weekly Standard & Fox News, Juan Williams , National Public Radio & Fox News and Jill Zuckman , Chicago Tribune. Power Player of the Week is Earl Morse -- Founder, Honor Flight. Late Edition: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Speaker, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Minority Whip, Henry Paulson , Secretary of the Treasury, Bill Schneider , CNN senior political analyst, Candy Crowley , CNN senior political correspondent and Gloria Borger , CNN senior political analyst. Chris Matthews Show: NBC's Kelly O'Donnell , HD Net's Dan Rather , Atlanta Journal Constitution's Cynthia Tucker and Newsweek's Howard Fineman . Bloomberg's Political Capital with Al Hunt: Obama's chief economic adviser, Jason Furman , and McCain's chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin . CN8's Roll Call TV with Robert Traynham: Karen Finney , DNC Communications Director, Rich Masters , Democratic Strategist, Erin Billings , Roll Call Associate Editor and Emily Heil , Heard on the Hill for Roll Call CNN's "Reliable Sources": Martha Raddatz , White House correspondent, AB ...