Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean IIIis an American politician who served as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committeefrom 2005 to 2009. Dean was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Presidential Election, 2004. His implementation of the fifty-state strategy as head of the DNC, as well as his campaigning methods during the 2004 presidential campaign, are considered significant factors behind Democratic victories in the 2006 congressional elections and the 2008...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 November 1948
CityEast Hampton, NY
I hate to totally gild the lily, but in fact our second-place finishes are stronger than any we've had since New Hampshire, ... We're starting to come back.
We need to open our eyes in our own communities. We need to rebuild America.
When we set this event up, ... I had absolutely no idea that we were going to have the elected president of the United States here with us today.
No commander-in-chief would ever -- and I am no exception -- willingly allow our military influence to shrink. Unilateralism is a mistake ... I think the senator made a mistake in criticizing me.
What I'm trying to do is impose a system and run this place like a business.
We've brought a lot of new people to this party, and they're all out working like crazy knocking on doors, ... We're going to see a huge turnout and it's -- a lot of it's going to be people who haven't voted before.
A strong Mexico means a strong America, and our ties must not be based on the petulance of the president of the United States.
It's a sensible plan. It's a thoughtful plan. I think Democrats can coalesce around it.
It shows how we ought to strategically redeploy our troops, including sending our National Guardsmen home. The Democrats now have a vision around ... which we're starting to coalesce.
Democrats have been fighting for energy independence years before President Bush 's first day in office, while this administration has offered only lip service, and only when its poll numbers resemble (president Richard) Nixon's.
Democrats are the only party to have balanced the budget in America in the last 38 years. We will do it again.
A lot of us want to see 'Dean for America' evolve into something more, something that helps more Democrats win elections based on the message we created, ... The campaign has changed the party so much, and has really shown people what can be done if you inspire a movement of people. So a lot of us would like to see that organization continue. If it can't continue as a presidential campaign, we could still do some good for the party and for the country.
They make the attacks personal. They go over the line.
They are the party of selfishness and self-absorption.