4 Democrats to Skip Michigan Primary

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2007 In a gesture of protest against Michigan's decision to hold its presidential primary before Feb. 5, a move that violates Democratic National Committee rules, Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden and Bill Richardson have pulled out of the state's Jan. 15 primary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Howard Dean Mixes It Up With Colbert

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2007 The DNC chairman sits down with Stephen Colbert for a raucous discussion on the Republican debate, torture and why the Democrats won't go on Fox News: "No sense in going on propaganda outlets when you don't have to." Other Dean zingers include: "Any Republican debate is torture," and "John McCain knows something about torture, the rest of the guys were just windbags." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dean Fights Back

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Howard Dean defended his chairmanship of the DNC against James Carville's recent onslaught: "The truth is, we got six governors. We got nine additional legislative chambers. New Hampshire now has a Democratic House and Senate for the first time in a century." Not to mention, you know, the Congress. Watch it Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )