I support Howard Dean for DNC chairman!
It's time for the Democrats to do a TOTAL RETHINK OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DEMOCRAT.
This notion that Democrats "need" a Red State conservative, or southern moderate, to be "competitive" in Red States is SIMPLY NONSENSE!
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS NEED IS MAKE IT FUN TO BE A DEMOCRAT AGAIN!
HOWARD DEAN AND THE DEANIACS DID JUST THAT IN 2004, FOR A WHILE, TILL THE PARTY HACKS CHIMED IN.
Now, I supported Gephard for president. I knew that there was a problem with a Mass Liberal. Gephard would have seemed "more real" to rural folks in fly over country. But that's all history now.....
AMAZINGLY;
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS NEED IS A LEADER WHO'S NOT ASHAMED TO BE A DEMOCRAT!
TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT GO LOOK IN CHURCH WINDOWS AND WISH HE WAS INSIDE. THAT'S NOT NECESSARY!
TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO REALIZES THAT THE RED STATES NEED THE "SOCIAL SAFETY NET" MORE THAN THE BLUE STATES!
Because Red States are net users of Federal Money, while Blue States are net contributors to the Federal Fisc. If anyone should be against "federal spending" it's the Blue States, since they pay most federal taxes and get little in return!
TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL PUSH FOR FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY FOR THE WORKING AND MIDDLE CLASSES, AS WELL AS THE MINORITIES.
This is not a hard argument to make; and it will get even easier as Bush Two progresses, and economic insecurity trickles down to more white middle class folks.
TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN OPERATE BOTTOM UP, NOT TOP DOWN!
The Deaniac Phenomenon should be tapped by Democrats in the same way that "the church" became the base camp for Republicans. And AMAZINGLY the Democrats offer the church-going rural poor more than the Wall Street Republicans ever could. But who knew in 2004!
Just look at Bubba now! He voted against The Gays and other sinners!
NOW HIS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM IS BEING ABOLISHED BY BUSH!!
DEAN CAN MAKE THE CASE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE TO THE RED STATE BUBBAS IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T SOUND RADICAL ---JUST POPULIST.
POPULISM SELLS, JUST ASK PEROT. RADICALISM DOESN'T.
DEAN IS NOT AS SLICK AS YOUR TYPICAL DEMOCRAT POLITICIAN!
BUT IF THIS ELECTION TAUGHT US ANYTHING? IT'S THAT:
SLICK DON'T WIN ELECTIONS IN AMERICA ANYMORE!
KERRY WAS SO SLICK HE WAS ALMOST SLIPPERY! HE DIDN'T CUT IT WITH UN-SLICK BUBBA VOTERS.
LISTEN UP DEMOCRATS! GO WITH DEAN FOR PARTY CHAIR!
YOU NEED A WHOLE NEW "RE-THINK" ABOUT WHAT AMERICA IS ABOUT TODAY! YOU'RE FLAT ON YOUR ASSES NOW. YOU'VE HIT THE BOTTOM!
ONLY AN OUTSIDER LIKE DEAN CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOUREALLY NEED!
ANOTHER "PARTY HACK," WILL DRAG THE DEMOCRATS TO DEFEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN!
IF THE PARTY HACKS HAD GONE WITH DEAN IN 2004?
WELL, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A "MIRACLE IN THE SOUTH," SIMILAR TO WHAT PEROT DID A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND THE NOTION OF DEMOCRATS AS "REPUBLICAN LITE" IS DISCREDITED. IT MUST BE DROPPED. ASAP.
PUT A FACE ON YOUR ISSUES. AND NOT JUST A BLACK FACE OR A GAY FACE!
PUT A MIDDLE CLASS WHITE FACE ON THE KEY ISSUES NEXT TIME AROUND.
SOMETIMES THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS COUNTER-INTUITIVE AND SEEMS "IRRATIONAL." THAT'S WHAT THE DEMOCRATS FACE TODAY!
THE REPUBLICANS FIGURED THIS OUT YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WENT WITH THE "RADICAL RIGHT!"
DEMOCRATS NEED TO BE COUNTER-INTUITIVE TOO.
TO WIN? GO TO THE FAR LEFT!
MAKE IT "FUN" AND "RIGHT" AND A LITTLE "RAD" TO BE A DEMOCRAT AGAIN!
PEOPLE WANT POLITICS THAT'S "FUN!"
-----NOT "GOOD POLICY!"
BECAUSE, HOW ELSE CAN YOU EXPLAIN: GEORGE W. BUSH!!
SO, GO WITH DEAN FOR PARTY CHAIRMAN;
.....AND PREPARE TO START WINNING ELECTIONS AGAIN!
