on taking a new direction

i've been following the rise of Howard Dean to DNC Chair. it's been pretty exciting, i have to say. the grassroots and the blogosphere really were able to make this happen, and it give me a lot of hope.

here's what Dean said just recently (cut and pasted from Salon.com's War Room):
...Dean said that Democrats can't make progress in more conservative states until they start talking to voters one-on-one. "It is going to take a lot of work, and I'm going to be asking for a lot from all of you," Dean told Democrats in his acceptance speech. "We can't run 18-state presidential campaigns and expect to win. We have a strategy for every state and territory, and it's very simple: Show up. People will vote for Democrats in Texas and Utah and West Virginia if we knock on their doors, introduce ourselves, and tell them what we believe. That's what organization allows us to do."

When Democrats start those conversations, Dean said, they'll begin the work of framing the political debate on their own terms. "We frame the issues," Dean said. "The Republicans will not tell America what the Democratic agenda is. We will do that."

and on Bush's budget...? Dean:

"As far as I'm concerned, this budget does two things," Dean said. "It brings Enron-style accounting to the nation's capital, and it demonstrates once what all Americans are beginning to see: You cannot trust Republicans with your money."

So...here's the deal. If we want change to happen, we gotta support it. A slew of progressive groups have joined together to form ActBlue, a collective fundraising and campaign organization to push forward progressive politics.


As DailyKos writes, let's get Dean's back.

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In just three hours, they've raised more than 30k. From just 650 people. So give a little...it will help a lot.