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For Howard Dean, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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Posted on Dec 22, 2008

The outgoing chairman of the Democratic National Committee fought to expand his party’s reach to the red states that Barack Obama won. His pioneering Internet fundraisers became Obama’s pioneering Internet fundraisers. He refused to budge on Florida and Michigan. So why is Howard Dean out in the cold?


Washington Post via Political Wire:

Dean was widely disparaged within the party for his “50-state strategy”—a plan to put DNC-paid staffers on the ground in every state to ensure the party fielded a competitive slate of candidates. Yet, the 2006 and 2008 elections seemed to justify Dean’s decision as Democrats won in such states as North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Kansas and Idaho—places that, as recently as a few elections ago, were considered impenetrable.

[...] A source familiar with Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign and his DNC chairmanship argued not only that the former governor’s presidential bid lay the technological foundation for Obama’s successes but also that the chairman’s unbending enforcement of the primary rules—stripping Florida and Michigan of their delegates and their meaningfulness—played a large role in Obama’s victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton. “I guess it proves that no good deed goes unpunished,” the source said.

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By kb richard, December 26, 2008 at 10:33 pm #
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Howard Dean was properly vetted. There are no positions in a modern government for a person of his caliber. Perhaps Mr. Deans racist stance toward the Abenaki back in Vermont was recognized as being truly despicable and inexcusable. No good deed goes unpunished.

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By oujiQualm34, December 23, 2008 at 12:46 am #

Howard is out in the cold because the Dems are pro-war and only serve as an airbag to protect the other pro-war policy the Republicans.

Now the dems no longer need their “fool the left” strategy for this time around.  They are dipicable corporate scum from Hllary to Shumer to Rahm Emanuel.

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By Big B, December 22, 2008 at 9:32 pm #

Howards worthless ass should have been shown the door last year when the people spoke, we wanted an end to the war, and impeachment procedings. What we got was the same old gutless dimmo leadership cow-towing to a repug minority.

Howard, Nancy, and Harry should have been flogged in 2007. At a time when their nation called on them for bold leadership and new ideas, they gave us the same old same old dimmo, gutless bullshit.

Good riddence to Howie! and take the rest of the worthless swine dimmo leadership with you!

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