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To: LindyBill who wrote (90433)	12/13/2004 10:27:16 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793800

Kerry Spot [ jim geraghty reporting ] [ archives \| email ] DID HOWARD DEAN REALLY SAY THIS? [12/13 09:25 AM] An interesting report from the left-of-center blog Daily Kos: A friend of mine had the chance to meet with Howard Dean in a small group format the other day... Dr. Dean showed up on time, answered all questions asked, and though not a "buddy buddy" kind of guy, generally won the renewed respect of those in the room. None of that should be a surprise to anyone who's read this blog over the last two years. When asked about 2008, however, Dr. Dean had an interesting response. He said, paraphrasing, if we don't reform this party now, and do the hard work of fixing it, if we don't shake this thing to the core, then we've already as much as lost 2008... The Kos commenter goes on to offer his thoughts on how relentlessly evil the GOP is, and how the Democrats can win races again by running "good candidates," energizing the grassroots, and reaching a ceasefire with the centrists. One wonders - if this report is accurate, is this Dean's sales pitch to small groups of liberal voters? These comments - "overhaul the party now, or we're doomed in 2008" - does sound like the way one would energize the Deaniacs to get interested in the DNC Chair race. In a way, it sounds like Dean wants changes and rethinking as big and dramatic as Peter Beinart wants — just not in the same direction.