Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean IIIis an American politician who served as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committeefrom 2005 to 2009. Dean was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Presidential Election, 2004. His implementation of the fifty-state strategy as head of the DNC, as well as his campaigning methods during the 2004 presidential campaign, are considered significant factors behind Democratic victories in the 2006 congressional elections and the 2008...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 November 1948
CityEast Hampton, NY
We have needed a strong, steady hand in this party.
we're going to find a way to stay in one way or the other.
We're going to have to win eventually, ... But the question was do we have to win on February 3? Of course we want to. But we don't have to. What we've got to do is amass as many delegates as we can.
Work with Mexico to improve economies in rural America and rural Mexico, and you will stop the flood of people wanting to come to America.
We deserve that moral leadership title back again. I think Kerry will bring it to us.
What we're going to do is reach out to 2 million Americans and ask them for $100 each, because I think there are at lease 2 million who would give us or even borrow $100 so they could send George Bush back to Crawford, Texas,
There are some parallels to Watergate. This is a third-rate, silly effort that definitely turns out to be rooted in the White House.
There are Democrats everywhere, ... We need a message. It has to be clear. The framing of the debate determines who wins the debate. Running away from issues is how you lose elections.
We need to open our eyes in our own communities. We need to rebuild America.
When we set this event up, ... I had absolutely no idea that we were going to have the elected president of the United States here with us today.
Luckily, I'm a governor -- so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.
Maine folks are just like Vermont people -- they're very independent. And that's a great place to start the turnaround,
We're not going to win this country, and even worse, Democrats, if we don't have a big tent.