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In reply to the discussion: On the left, Howard Dean open to presidential bid [View all]vi5
(13,305 posts)101. Yes, maybe he can push them to promise a progressive, liberal administration.
Then when they get elected they can throw it all out the window in order to please Republicans who will never love them.
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but maybe as a poster above said, he would push candidates in a progressive and more honest directio
Voice for Peace
Jun 2013
#29
Domestic politics works the way the Economic Hitman, John Perkins said foreign policy does:
yurbud
Jun 2013
#156
Will Dean be a buffer against the possibility of a Warren or a Grayson run?
NorthCarolina
Jun 2013
#13
I don't want either of them to run. We need strong liberal voices in both chambers and the WH. n/t
DRoseDARs
Jun 2013
#122
Dean yes but I think Warren would be wasted at VP. We need her in the Senate and Grayson in the HOR
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#68
Dr Dean, I may vote for you anyway, but if you tell me that you'll go after war criminals, I'm in.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2013
#51
I would really like that, but I have no illusion that the media and political machine will
still_one
Jun 2013
#52
Ugh. It's the Democrat-(IC) Party. "Democrat Party" is a rightwing slur. Since you're relatively
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#67
I'm not sure if he would be my first choice but I would gladly vote for him. n/t
totodeinhere
Jun 2013
#60
Good. And he has an organization outside the conservative controlled Party to help him.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#70
Yes! He should run, even if there is little chance of his getting the nomination!
LongTomH
Jun 2013
#74
Perhaps, if he has taken some sensitivity training and doesn't endorse cookware
bike man
Jun 2013
#89
Hillary is determined to be the first woman President .. make no mistake about that.
YOHABLO
Jun 2013
#99
If he intends to be another sell-out DINO like Obama, don't waste our time!!!
blkmusclmachine
Jun 2013
#106
This "DU doesn't fully support Obama because of inherent racism" is bullshit
Earth_First
Jun 2013
#135
Howard would have my support and vote from Day One. Only Sanders, Grayson or Warren
Nanjing to Seoul
Jun 2013
#143
I hope the responses to his comments are causing the reaction he's looking for.
MelungeonWoman
Jun 2013
#146
Hillary can pick him for VP. That way we don't lose a sitting senator.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#151