Howard Dean revisits vow from '04 & kicks off registration drive
Bloggers @ Netroots Nation in Austin
“We went to Crawford, Texas to show that we do not want a third term of George W. Bush,” he said, suggesting Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, lines up with Bush on Iraq, the economy and other issues.
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, stands to win because Democrats will run a 50-state campaign, Dean suggested.
“This is going to be a very close race,” Dean said. “But I believe that hope and the future will always triumph over the candidate who’s always looking backwards.”
Getting a roar, Dean also revisited his noon-hour vow on arriving in Austin for Democrats to gain five Texas House seats in November — a step he said will enable lawmakers to begin to reverse the impact of congressional districts redrawn for Republican gains in 2003, at the urging of Tom DeLay.
Dean also incorrectly said more people voted for Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton (combined) in this year’s turnout-heavy March 4 primary than the Texans who voted for the Democratic presidential nominees in the 2004 and 2000 general elections. His point holds true in comparison to 2000, but not to 2004; peek at the vote tallies starting here.
Not long after, Dean raised $30,000 at an East Austin fund-raiser. “We were empowered by Howard,” Maxey said, “and we organized it over the Internet.” He sounded like he was hearkening to ancient history.
Austin American Statesman
Howard Dean revisited a vow from his ‘04 presidential campaign in his keynote address to Netroots’ enthusiasts by noting that he visited Crawford, near President Bush’s ranch, to kick off a voter registration drive on Friday morning. Nice town, he said, and Bush will soon be retiring there.
“We went to Crawford, Texas to show that we do not want a third term of George W. Bush,” he said, suggesting Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, lines up with Bush on Iraq, the economy and other issues.
Dean’s remarks — forecasting a Democratic-blue election this fall — mirrored his noon-hour rally outside the Austin Convention Center; see my account of that here.
In his keynote, Dean said that if it weren’t for Netroots’ Nation, Democrats wouldn’t hold a majority in the U.S. House. He also thanked the liberal blog-ocracy for helping him win election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, stands to win because Democrats will run a 50-state campaign, Dean suggested.
“This is going to be a very close race,” Dean said. “But I believe that hope and the future will always triumph over the candidate who’s always looking backwards.”
Getting a roar, Dean also revisited his noon-hour vow on arriving in Austin for Democrats to gain five Texas House seats in November — a step he said will enable lawmakers to begin to reverse the impact of congressional districts redrawn for Republican gains in 2003, at the urging of Tom DeLay.
Dean also incorrectly said more people voted for Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton (combined) in this year’s turnout-heavy March 4 primary than the Texans who voted for the Democratic presidential nominees in the 2004 and 2000 general elections. His point holds true in comparison to 2000, but not to 2004; peek at the vote tallies starting here.
Dean, sporting what looked like an American flag lapel pin on his suit jacket, was introduced to an estimated 2,000 Netroots Nation attendees by former Austin state Rep. Glen Maxey. Maxey recalled telephoning Dean’s presidential campaign office and telling them he was going to captain the Vermont governor’s Texas efforts — even though the person at the other end of the line said Dean wasn’t organizing in Texas yet.
Not long after, Dean raised $30,000 at an East Austin fund-raiser. “We were empowered by Howard,” Maxey said, “and we organized it over the Internet.” He sounded like he was hearkening to ancient history.
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