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...what about an abided-by “Dean??s Date” after which no papers could be assigned or due? And how about administrators and faculty finally recognize that the current crop of students is the brightest and most rigorously selected group ever to grace Harvard’s halls and stop complaining about alleged grade inflation...
...Dean??s short stint in national politics has shown that he is the kind of leader who can build a new Democratic Party, a Party that relies on grassroots enthusiasm, not big money donors. The Democratic Party needs a change. Dr. Dean has the passion and the experience to make...
...Dean??s critics have already started predicting the demise of the Democratic Party. Robert Novak, that fast friend of the Democratic Party, claims that Dean will make the Democratic Party too liberal to win national elections. We have yet to hear that any voter supported George W. Bush because they didn’t like Terry McAuliffe (the DNC’s current Chair), but even if the DNC Chair is as important as Novak seems to think, Democrats have nothing to fear from the Doctor. Dr. Dean??s proposals have emphasized empowering local activists...
This year, candidates for Chairman participated in five public forums and spoke themselves hoarse at public and private events across the country. Candidates from across the spectrum—from former Republican financiers to, well, Howard Dean??ran serious campaigns. Dr. Dean himself was convinced to run by an outpouring of grassroots support long before the campaign for DNC Chair began. Repeated attempts by Party leaders to control the process were rejected by a motley coalition of bloggers, state party leaders and Democratic activists. Two of the most prominent candidates in this year’s race were...
...Republicans still out-raised the Democrats in overall dollars. Democrats were forced to rely on independent “527” organizations to make up the difference in traditional fundraising. These organizations exploited a loophole in federal election law that effectively nullifies recent campaign finance reforms. Dean??s ability to raise hard money may allow Democrats to compete with Republicans without relying on ethically and legally questionable organizations like 527s...