Western State Democrats Interview Dean

[Rose Siding]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Democrats from the throughout the West gathered Saturday to interview candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites), including former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (news - web sites), whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party.
...numerous party activists turned out as well to meet the candidates and offer their views on how the party can emerge from minority status.

"This is a war for the survival of the United States as we know it," Dean declared at a breakfast meeting with labor leaders and Hispanic activists.
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Dean, whose fiery anti-war rhetoric captivated millions of activists during his upstart presidential campaign, said he was not concerned that his image as an anti-war, pro-gay rights liberal would alienate voters in conservative states and provide fodder for Republican media campaigns.

"My attitude is that they are going to run those ads anyway, so why not go down and stand up for what you believe in?" Dean said. "How are we going to convince people in Mississippi that their economic interests are the same as ours if we don't show up? It is incredibly insulting to people."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050123/ap_on_re_us/western_democrats

[Payback Time]

1. Go Howard Go!

Howard Dean as head of the DNC would represent One Giant Step
for Mankind!

[Straight Shooter]

4. Welcome to DU, Payback Time!

And you're so damn right -- GO HOWARD GO!!

:hi:

[Democrat Dragon]

2. Wow! This is great!

"This is a war for the survival of the United States as we know it,"

FINALLY! A Democrat who realizes this is a war against the Nazis!
GO DEAN!
:yourock:

[Pastiche423]

3. "...whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party."

Within the party means... the status quo leaders.

[Democrat Dragon]

5. kick the good news

[janx]

6. "whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party."

HAHAHAHA!

From *some* within the party, yes. From DNC members across this country--no way!

That's the beauty of it.

[struggle4progress]

7. kick