OK, MS, and UT join FL in endorsing DEAN for Chair

[newsguyatl]

OKLAHOMA, MISSISSIPPI AND UTAH DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP JOIN FLORIDA
IN ENDORSING GOV. HOWARD DEAN FOR DNC CHAIR

Vermont and Washington Join Effort

BURLINGTON, VT--Governor Howard Dean was endorsed today by several state Democratic Party chairs and vice chairs, adding to his broad, diverse and growing list of support both among the members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The list of voting DNC state party chairs and vice-chairs supporting Governor Dean include:

Florida: Chairman Scott Maddox, Vice-Chairwoman Diane Glasser
Mississippi: Chairman Wayne Dowdy
Oklahoma: Chairman Jay Parmley, Vice-Chairwoman Debbe Leftwich
Utah: Vice-Chairwoman Nancy Woodside
Washington: Chairman Paul Berendt
Vermont: Chairman Peter Mallary

This list of supporters signifies that people in every region of the country approve of Dean's vision and structure that he wants to bring to the DNC.

"The support of these influential chairs and vice chairs from all parts of the country and across the political spectrum means a lot to me." Dean said, "They are part of my overall strategy for Democrats to be involved in every race in every town, city and precinct. I am looking forward to working with them to ensure my election as the next Chairman of the DNC."

Dean is running for DNC Chair to build on the work his PAC, Democracy for America, (DFA) has been doing to elect Democrats to local and national offices. In addition to mobilizing grassroots support, DFA directly donated over $1 million for candidates across the country.

Gov. Dean continues to attend regional caucus meetings of the DNC membership across the country and will be traveling to those meetings for the next two weeks. This weekend (January 22), he will be in Sacramento to meet with the Western Regional Caucus and the following weekend (January 29) he will be in New York City to meet with the Northern Regional Caucus.

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Dean Contacts: Freddy Baldassaro, 917-686-5827
Laura Gross, 802-318-6853
Oklahoma State Party: Jay Parmley, 405-427-3366
Florida State Party: Allie Merzer, 850-222-3411
Miss. State Party: Wayne Dowdy or Keelan Sanders
601-969-2913
Utah State Party: Arlyn Bradshaw, 801-328-1212
Washington State Party: Paul Berendt, 206-583-0664
Vermont State Party: 802-229-1763

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[jobycom]

1. You mean MS. MI is Michigan. nt.

[Ruffhowse]

2. Go Dr. Dean!!! You know, the more I see of Dean, the more impressed I

am with him. He has been a total workhorse for the Dems even though he was rejected in the primaries. It says a lot for his character the way he cares deeply about the nitty gritty of party politics, not just the pursuit of the premier gigs. His pursuit of the DNC chair is a prime example. He could just go into low level campaign mode for the next four years and run for President again in 2006, but he's decided that he can do more good for the party if he's DNC chairman. It's not nearly as flashy or prestigious a position, you're constantly attacked from all sides, and it's a HELL of a lot of work with not much recognition. But he feels it's where his efforts could be best put to use. All this indicates to me that Dean actually is sincere in what he says he believes about the future of the democratic party, so much so that he will take or do any job required of him if it will help the party. The Dems would be fools to pass up this guy as DNC chairman. His dedication speaks volumes.

[okieinpain]

3. hell yeah, yeah baby yeah.

[quaoar]

4. Gonna be awfully hard now

for the Anybody-But-Dean crowd to stop him now.

[lojasmo]

5. I hope he stays out of airplanes. N/T

[ClarkUSA]

6. Link?

[lojasmo]

8. Just an allusion to the wellstone mystery. N/T

[RogueTrooper]

10. There you go

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/005824.html

[cali]

7. Don't underestimate the forces arrayed

against him. They're formidable, and I'll be surprised if Dean gets the position.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. kick