Can we all take a moment to give Howard Dean thanks for the 50 state strategy?

[justiceischeap]

He proved its importance back in 2008 and I think it's going to make a yoooge difference in 2012.

[ananda]

1. Huh?

There is no 50 state strategy any more.

[KegCreekDem]

3. The GOTV we do is Dean's formula ..

Door knocking,phone banking postcard writing and out of state canvassers in my precinct are all the same strategies we started using when stumping for Dean. He got volunteers here excited to get trained to GOTV. Each year it is easier to pick it up and start stumping for the next Democratic candidate.

[dsc]

5. we are contesting a Senate seat in ND

and NC as a swing state. Neither would have been thinkable in 04.

[msongs]

9. lol in 04 BOTH senate seats in ND were democrats nt

[dsc]

14. by incumbency

this is an open seat which pretty much everyone and their grandmother thought was long gone at the start of this cycle. Instead it is a lean Dem seat.

[KegCreekDem]

2. From an old Deniac- Thanks N/T

[Cha]

12. I was a Deaniac, too..back in the Day.. Of course, I'd like to Thank

Dr Gov Dean for all his Contribution to our Democracy!

[Live and Learn]

18. Count me in too. Several Deaniacs in my family.

Can't thank him enough for everything he has done.

[ffr]

4. Yes. I like Howard Dean.

He's done much good for our nation and straightening out the DNC.

[GetTheRightVote]

6. Thank you Dr. Dean...

for all your guidance and ideals. They have served us well,

[Honeycombe8]

7. A HUGH thank you! Emmanuel & others stole the credit for that. nt

[mahina]

8. sigh.

Love to Howard Dean.

Mr. President, please make Howard Dean our next DNC chair!

[Blue_In_AK]

10. The national party doesn't have much to do with Alaska.

We Progressives up here (and there are many of us) are on our own.

[ellisonz]

11. Just a reminder...

...that although Howard Dean is no longer running for President or Chair of the DNC that his organization Democracy for America still very much lives on - click on my sig for our DFA DU group!

Want to help elect progressives? We're the movement to join for political junkies and old kine activists.

[UrbScotty]

13. That Virginia, North Carolina, and Colorado are up in the air is a result of

Dean's leadership.

Thank you, Howard!

[barbtries]

15. thank you Howard Dean

In 2016 i would love to see us actively working all 50 states.

[KT2000]

16. Sure! K & R

[DLnyc]

17. Thanks.

Should do more of it, IMHO.

[lexw]

19. Howard Dean!!!!

[flamingdem]

20. Bring him to Washington! n/t

[We People]

21. Forever grateful to you, Dr. Dean

Thanks for hanging in there with us to make this country better!

[BluegrassDem]

22. Howard Dean has NOTHING to do with Obama's ground game

and formulating a winning Democratic coalition on the presidential level. Let's get that straight right now. If that were the case, we'd have a President Dean. Yes, he may have helped Dems in Congressional races, but the 50 state strategy has nothing do with Obama's electoral strength.

[justiceischeap]

24. We will have to agree to disagree

Dr. Dean changed how grassroot politics are done and the 2008 Obama campaign used the 50 state strategy almost to the very end. Had it not been for Dr. Dean's example, we may be voting to get President McCain out of office. The fact that Virginia is now in play, and that President Obama is the first Democrat to win VA since 1968, is proof that it works.

[xxqqqzme]

23. Our DFA group meets the

first Wednesday each month(celebrated our 8th anniversary in June). So we are always together the day after the election. '04 was a commiseration gathering, '08 was a celebration. First we took over our OC delegation to CDP conventions, then members started running for office. We have elected members to school boards and city councils. One of the best candidate trainings anyone can attend are the DFA trainings.

Howard, we love you in Orange County! (see my avatar).

[Kurovski]

27. Who's this "Howard Dean"?

A handsome doctor, you say?

[Vidar]

25. Dean deserves a lot of the credit for both Obama's victories (assuming a 2nd win).

[progressoid]

26. Yer damn skippy.

[Change has come]

28. Clinton Dean! 2016

That has a nice ring to it!