I Wrote a Handwritten Letter to Howard Dean and Received a Letter Back Today:

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When I went to the mailbox today, a letter with my name/address hand written in blue marker stood out. I brought it down to the Obama office where I volunteer and folks there agreed it appeared to be an actual signature not a stamp. There was references to the '04 Ohio election that I wrote about, some of which I would like to share with you. He thanked me for my activism and wrote this about elections:

"YOU HAVE RAISED THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTER PROTECTION AND ELECTION TRANSPARENCY. AS YOU WELL KNOW, THERE WERE MANY PROBLEMS IN 2004-IN OHIO AND NATIONWIDE. WE ARE DETERMINED THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IN AUGUST, THE DNC LAUNCHED AN UNPRECEDENTED VOTER PROTECTION EFFORT ON A SCALE NEVER ATTEMPTED BEFORE."


I also thought the following 2 sentences written by Gov Dean would help clarify the position on MI and FL:

"I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARTY RULES. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS AND THE STATES THAT DID NOT VIOLATE PARTY RULES, WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME".

Anyways, I hope this will reassure some folks here.

PS. I hope folks here will get involved in Sen Obama's 50 State VOTE FOR CHANGE voter registration. It will not only help our chances to win the presidency, but will help all the Democratic races down ticket. You can find a location near you at the link below:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/vfc_landing_page/