Friday, January 07, 2005

"Democrats Rethinking Election Strategies" (UPDATED)

This report from Utah follows Howard Dean's visit there last week: "The dust has settled on the 2004 election, but Democrats are still thinking about it. On a national level some leaders are going so far as to re-evaluate its emphasis on abortion rights as an issue. But will Utah Democrats get pulled into the fray, just to get votes? Howard Dean helped Utah Democrats raise money this week. The goal: to win upcoming elections. But Dean also has another idea: as a possible party leader next year, he is among those urging the party to embrace pro-life Democrats, a movement toward unity.
Howard Dean, Democatic Party Leader: "We are a party that wants to include people, and I hope we never see an election that the other guys do all the time which is based on dividing us."-from the story on Channel 5, Salt Lake City. Update: From the grassroots activists in Ohio comes this comment from a new article in the Columbus Free Press: "Together, grassroots/Internet activists have just moved three major American mountains."

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