Reply #10: its the radical idea

[CTLawGuy]

that ordinary people can influence government. The Dean camapign allows ordinary people to make a difference though using meetup, online donation, blogs where people can comment, etc. The fact that dean can raise 500,000 dollars from 5 thousand people giving 100 dollars will resonate big time with the politically frustrated, which is a LOT of people, none of whom pay attention to the Democratic primary. There are independent organizations of volunteers for Dean in every state. People will appreciate that here is a candidate who relies on ordinary people for every aspect of his campaign, from letter writing, to tabling, to purchasing TV ads. It is brilliant that he ties fundraising drives to specific actions, such as the purchase of a response to a negative ad. People feel they are needed and in control. We know that Dean has the power to build a huge lead in NH and IA, but neither we, nor Bush know the extent of Dean's power.