Dean support grows in Las Vegas

[Judi Lynn]

Today: August 07, 2003 at 9:55:48 PDT

Dean support grows in Las Vegas
By Will Oremus
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LAS VEGAS SUN

In a few days an unsuspecting New Hampshire man will receive a handwritten letter in the mail from Las Vegas resident Rich Mathias, urging him to consider voting for Howard Dean in his state's Democratic presidential primary in January.

Mathias is not a campaign worker, but a schoolteacher who has never before participated in any kind of political activism. And his pen pal won't be alone -- at least 70 undecided New Hampshire voters were targeted for personal mailings Wednesday night by participants in a Las Vegas "meet-up" to support Dean's candidacy. (snip)

(snip) That was one of several common bonds among the participants in the meet-up, Gohranson said -- they're looking for something different from "business as usual" in Washington, D.C. They said they're attracted to Dean, originally considered an outsider in the race for the Democratic nomination, because they believe he brings a gutsy, straight-talking approach to debates about hot issues such as gay marriage and the war on terrorism.

"I like his push for health insurance and his push for equality as far as equal rights for all," Mathias said.

Dean's support for same-sex civil unions and his adamant stance on balanced budgets were also popular among meet-up participants, but what stood out was their unanimity in opposing the policies of President Bush. (snip/...)

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-gov/2003/aug/07/515446481.html

[Vikingking66]

1. Dean should have entered the Binion's Championship

He would have got knocked out in nothing flat,
but wouldn't that have been a great visual?
Howard Dean's not afraid to raise the stakes!

[maggrwaggr]

2. Yeah right. He and Bill Bennet could play the slots together

and maybe go pick up some hookers.

[Cha]

4. jealous?

[jiacinto]

3. I like that idea

By sending out individual letters it means more to the people getting the letter.

[Voltaire]

5. Right!

Because its nice to be asked!

[damnraddem]

6. Went to a meet-up last night in my conservative city.

Overflowed the venue, had to find another one. A voter in NH will be getting a letter from me.

[Demobrat]

8. I went to a meetup in a San Francisco bar.

Where I had a couple and then wrote my letter to NH. I think it might be kind of sappy. And I sure hope they can read it.

[Phoenician]

12. Same here!

Our meetup in Phoenix was at an Irish Pub (Guinness.....mmmmmmm).
Wrote two letters to folks in NH
(last month's meetup we wrote to people in Iowa).

Go Dean! :toast:

[LeftHander]

7. Why are campaign press reports treated as news?

I would like to know why every thing Dean says is "latest breaking news".

[tinnypriv]

9. Probably because Dean didn't say anything here

? :eyes:

[Oreegone]

10. Making a difference

Don't knock it till you try it. We have been writing letters now for 2 months in a row and the people just keep multiplying. It is wonderful to see people get involved. We also found that a lot of these people are getting involved for the first time.

Rock ON Doctor Dean

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. Dean has a real populist touch...

he knows how to communicate with people!