Dean: '08 May Hinge on Race, Immigration

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Race and immigration could determine the 2008 presidential race, Democratic Party chief Howard Dean told a group of Hispanic leaders Saturday.

Dean said he's trying to encourage the turnout of minority voters who support Democrats, particularly in the Albuquerque, N.M., area, by encouraging their use of mail-in ballots, a tactic he said Republicans have used effectively.

``If that works, we're going to do that in 2008 all over the place, but in the meantime this is a great opportunity for us in 2006,'' Dean told 225 people attending a luncheon at the party's annual Hispanic leadership summit.

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Dean and Solis said issues such as public education, health care, affordable housing, the minimum wage and immigration protection should continue to be party priorities

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1. when he does stuff like this -- i love dean.