I worked for Howard Dean during the primary season. I was, in fact, one of the orange-hats canvassing up in Iowa. Ever since Kerry won the nomination, Howard Dean has been a model team-player, keeping his eye on the most immediate goal of ousting George Bush. And this week he explains very clearly why that goal is so important.
A solid Kerry victory will be a start. A landslide-with-coattails would be a solid beginning. But whatever happens on November 2, the real work will begin on November 3: the day we refocus on building a forceful new progressivism, retaking the Democratic party, and sending these Republicans into History's dumpster along with the Whigs. Dean's organization was-- and is-- a preamble to that future.
SPACEDARK
Good point. Bush in and of himself isn't the whole problem and Kerry in and of himself certainly isn't the entire solution. A Kerry victory next week will amount to only one battle in our favor. The struggle will continue. As a focused and re-energized party the Democrats will need to keep pressure on Kerry to follow through on his promises.
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