huffingtonpost.com - 11/7/2008
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Fresh off an expansion in congressional majorities and the reclamation of the White House, the Democratic National Committee is sending around a memo that ties the success to Chairman Howard Dean's 50-state-strategy.
Noting that much of Obama's campaign principles expanded on the strategy ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
After four years at the helm of the
Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean is preparing to relinquish...
his chairmanship. Dean, who has been serving in the post since 2005, has said in the past that he would serve only one term, though his ...
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Dean Prepares To Step Down As DNC Chair
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan, left, watches
as Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, speaks to...
a journalist at the National Press Club in Washington, Nov. 5, 2008. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) By Chris ...
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Dean to Step Down as DNC Chair
businessandmedia.org - 11/6/2008
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Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... The DNC is out with a lengthy memo arguing that Howard Dean's 50-state strategy has enabled Dems to hit the jackpot in this election. "When Governor Dean became Chairman in February 2005, our Party had come through a dismal election cycle," it says, recalling that at the time there was "speculation about the possibility of a permanent Republican majority." Maybe someone should remind Obama's new chief of staff about this... ...
Dean Out, Fifty-State Strategy Likely Done
Open Left - Front Page —
... Right now, the strategy means handing over large grants to state parties from the DNC, and also paying for local organizers in the state. It was effective both as an organizing strategy (see the DNC memo on the subject) and as a political strategy for Howard Dean, as state parties hold large numbers of votes in the DNC and like receiving lots of money and free organizers from the DNC. ...
Clarity On The Fifty-State Strategy
Open Left - Front Page —
... , and their post-campaign memo for clarity on this. In total, about 200 of these organizers were on the DNC's payroll by Election Day in 2008. ...
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