politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/22/2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – After a four-year term that saw Democrats take control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Howard Dean bid farewell to the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, but not without offering a hearty endorsement of the incoming chairman, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.
Addressing party members at the DNC’s annual Winter Meeting [...]
dailykos.com - 1/21/2009
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dailykos.com —
Bowers : In short, the DNC will be
moving away from the long-term, decentralized, fifty-state strategy of
Howard Dean's tenure, and toward serving as a short-term, centralized re-election effort for President Obama in 2012. It will continue ...
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RIP 50-state strategy
openleft.com - 1/21/2009
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openleft.com —
Another story we have been following on Open
Left is the fate of the fifty-state strategy now
that Howard Dean will no longer be DNC Chair. During the festivities here in D.C., I ran into a source close to the transition at the DNC who was able to ...
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DNC, 50 State Strategy Update
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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Caroline is out.
Good news.
More good news.
Even more good news.
HRC is on the job.
Majority of Americans uninterested in protecting America.
Huh -- she probably has lots of great sitcom ideas.
Meh.
'Now and forever what Democrats do'
Political Animal —
... some new things, because we can never rest on just what worked yesterday, but we will never again, never again, write off people or states or regions. The fifty-state strategy is now and forever what Democrats do!" At that point, the ballroom where hundreds of DNC members had gathered erupted in applause. How Kaine plans to pursue a 50-state strategy is still unclear. Talking to reporters after yesterday's event, the Virginia governor promised to "play strong in all 50 states," but did not publicly commit to placing DNC staffers in every state. We'll know more in two months, ...
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