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The Way Forward

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Old Testament Libera

(87 posts)
Thu Mar 20, 2025, 02:32 AM Mar 2025

Bring back Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy [View all]

Democrats should not cede one district or state. We should build permanent, effective organizations in every district and state.

Howard Dean (former Party chair) was on the way to doing that. The work that he and the DNC did during 2005-2008 paved the way for the Obama sweep, which was far more decisive than Trump's squeaker of a "landslide". Then Rahm Emanuel fired Dean, and we went back to the anemic and narrow-minded focus on only blue and "swing" states. That is where we lost a lot of voters.

Bring back the 50-state Strategy.

The Harris campaign spent a billion dollars and built nothing in the way of a permanent cohesive organization. I fact, where the hell is Harris now?

Also don't vote for Rahm Emanuel when he inevitably reappears, like a bad penny.

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Bring back Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy [View all] Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 OP
Check out Elissa Slotkin. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #1
Completely agree! OrlandoDem2 Mar 2025 #2
but where is dean now? the ONLY way I feel we can beat trump is if hes samnsara Mar 2025 #3
The 50 state strategy seemed to work. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #4
I wish we could just bring back Howard Dean DFW Mar 2025 #5
Agree, Howard doesn't need to do it himself Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 #6
Fresh blood Canada Kid Mar 2025 #7
The inside the beltway bubble lacks marketing moxie. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #9
Careful with "backwater" towns nbsmom Mar 2025 #11
Agree with bringing back the Dean strategy. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #8
Unbelievable that we let it come to this nbsmom Mar 2025 #10
We all need to learn greater agility. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #12
o boi Nimble_Idea May 17 #13
I think you are right my friend Dem4life1970 May 18 #14
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