Dean blog compares end of 2002 with end of 2003. Amazing.

[madfloridian]

A quick recap of what the campaign has accomplished in just the last year:

Where we were on January 1, 2003:

$157,000 cash on hand
Seven paid staff
432 identified supporters nationwide
0 state offices
No congressional or labor endorsements
Where we are today on January 1, 2004:

Approximately 400 paid staff nationwide
Paid and/or full-time volunteer staff in VT, IA, NH, SC, DE, AZ, NM, OK, MI, WA, NY, ME, WI, ND, NV, MN, PA, TX, CT, VA, GA, MD, MA and CA.
552,930 identified supporters.
More than 280,000 people have contributed $40 million to the campaign in 2003--and for two consecutive quarters you've broken the record for the largest quarter ever by a Democratic presidential candidate.
More than 164,000 supporters are signed up to Meetup at more than 940 locations nationwide.
More than 172,000 personalized Dean posters have been downloaded.
35,000 emails are processed daily by Dean for America mail servers (excluding mass emails).
More than 1 million emails were received by Dean for America in 2003.
We've posted 2,910 entries on Blog for America, and 314,121 comments were posted in response.
You set the unofficial world record for the largest conference call ever, as Governor Dean spoke to more than 1,400 house parties on September 30.
We've received endorsements from IUPAT, SEIU, AFSCME, the California Teachers' Association, the NH NEA, and NH UAW and CWA locals, as well as endorsements from Al Gore, 30 members of Congress (second only to long-time House leader Dick Gephardt), and six statewide elected officials, including New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey.
Just imagine what 2004 can bring!...."

Parts of the lead-in were edited out. This is just the statistics part.

[WillyBrandt]

1. As a Clark supporter, I like seeing this

Because I know there's a very good chance Dean will get the nomination. I have deep doubts about Dean's electability, but things like this give me reassurance that he could beat Bush if given the nod.

[Walt Starr]

2. Dean looks more unstoppable every quarter

I'm so glad he's becoming a juggernaut.

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

3. Neat!

I love looking at the progress our campaign has made in one year. I remember Dean's webpage when it first got going...OMG it was horrible! There was no way to communicate with the campaign...MUCH different from how it is today. The amount of daily comments on the blog is astounding. Even more impressive is that the campaign reads all of the posts and uses the information and ideas often. This is the way government should be!

[Scott Lee]

4. Awesome. And all without a speedo shot.

[Walt Starr]

5. It's the difference between substance and fluff

:evilgrin:

[slinkerwink]

6. heh

;-)

[patricia92243]

7. Great Report - the first time I saw Gov. Dean - I said that's our man!

[ozone_man]

8. Nice stats, what momentum!

It's us little people here that are fueling this campaign.