Dean to be in ME., ND, MN, WA, OR, NM,, and MO by election day.

[madfloridian]

Dean says will be visiting Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, and Missouri in the handful of days between now and Election Day next Tuesday, November 4.

He was in Maine today.


Staff photo by Thomas Michael Corcoran
THINK BLUE: Howard Dean campaigns to a packed auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday night. Dean spoke along with Senate candidate Tom Allen about Democrats’ positions on important issues and encouraged all present to take advantage of the early voting that will take place today in Farmington.

DNC chair appears at UMF, touts Obama's candidacy

FARMINGTON -- Howard Dean on Wednesday spoke to a standing-room-only room of college students and community members, saying they were living in an extraordinary time where they have a opportunity to change the course of history.
"This is a great country and a great people. What we lack is a president who is as great as the American people," Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee who was in town to rally support for presidential candidate Barack Obama, told nearly 300 students at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Dean made his appearance with Tom Allen, who is running in a tight race for the Senate against Susan Collins.

In a speech that stressed unity and not division, Dean said Obama has the ability to heal America and to be president for all Americans, not just those who agree with him.

"You are the first multicultural generation in our history. You see yourselves as culturally inclusive. You are on the right track of rebuilding this extraordinary nation," he told the crowd that frequently interrupted his speech with standing ovations.

He was in Reading, PA yesterday. Here is video interview there.

Dean in PA

When he started listing the states he would visit before the election, he got a grin. The reporter said we heard that before....Dean said "Yahoo"

[Unsane]

1. Dean has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of '04.

[MercutioATC]

2. I disagree. Those "ashes" were a media construct. He's always been this good.

Dean is the Democratic Jackie Robinson. We all stand on his shoulders. He is the author of the new Democratic way.

[Unsane]

3. Whether a media construct or not, he has redeemed his image like no one I've seen.

I hope he gets the recognition he deserves. He should stay on through '10 if he wants it.

[MercutioATC]

5. I thought it was wise of Obama to leave Dean in place.

Once Obama won the primary, he could have replaced Dean. He didn't.

I know of no personal ties between the two...it was a smart decision based on Dean's ideas and contributions...and he deserves every bit of it.

[RogueTrooper]

21. Obama appeared in the first Dean Dozen

as a primary candidate for US Senate.

[tblue]

6. I think of Obama as our Jackie Robinson.

But Howard Dean is the best thing to happen to the party in a long, long time. His 50-state strategy was absolutely brilliant!

[Uzybone]

4. YEEEAAARRRGGGG!!!

Sorry...seeing Deans name and bunch of states made me scream.

That wacko Dean and his 50 state strategy. As if Democrats could ever win in Indiana or Colorado. Or be competitive in Montana and Georgia.

:sarcasm:

[madfloridian]

8. Yep, a funny thing happened....

on the way to the election.

He empowered people outside of the DC structure, and just look what happened.

Obama's campaign had the money and power structure to bring it to fuller strength.

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. "We're going to Maine, and North Dakota, and Minnesota, and Washington, and Oregon, and New Mexico..

and Missouri, and then we're going to Washington DC to take back the White House.......



YEEEAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!

[WI_DEM]

9. If it is a true landslide on Tue, Obama might be able to carry Tom Allen over the finish line.

[madfloridian]

10. Has much polling been done in that race?

:hi:

[catgirl]

11. Gotta love Dean!!

I'm so happy we have smart people on our side. :-)

[Perky]

12. Man that is brutal,

[madfloridian]

16. It really would be tough to be on the road that much.

.

[AspenRose]

13. Yikes!

Take care of yourself! :wow:

[Cha]

14. Rec'd~ Let's get this on to the

Greatest!

Thank you, Gov Dean! And, mad:hi:

[madfloridian]

15. Thanks. That is way too much traveling.

That would wear me out.

[DevonRex]

17. I love Howard Dean. I still wear my Dean tshirt. He deserves

a lot of credit for his 50-state strategy.

[rch35]

18. AND THEN HES GOING ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON DC TO TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE! BYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

[madfloridian]

19. Exactly.

:hi:

[janx]

20. WHEN will he be in New Mexico? n/t

[madfloridian]

22. The NM Dem website does not show anything.

http://www.nmdemocrats.net/

But then many state websites don't show when he's coming. :shrug:

Florida's Dem website doesn't mention his name.

The contact info is there, janx. I remember reading when, but my mind is blank now.

[madfloridian]

24. janx, just found this schedule. I don't see NM on it. Maybe after Sunday.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Democratic-National-Committee-Gov-Howard/story.aspx?guid=%7B235876F0-5C2F-4D5A-90C9-882BA801B37D%7D

This is just up through Sunday. My God, what a tough schedule. All these guys are amazing in how tough they are.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

23. Thank you Dr. Dean!

More than anyone except Obama, Plouffe and Axelrod, he is the one that has made this possible. Now go take a vacation for a month after Tuesday, Howard - you've more than earned it!

[madfloridian]

25. In MN today with El Tinklenberg and Keith Ellison and others

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/xavierlopezayala/gGg8P2

[madfloridian]

26. He's heading for Arizona for the day tomorrow. McCain's home state.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Tomorrow-Gov-Howard-Dean-Get/story.aspx?guid=%7BA3C01449-F780-44BD-97E3-88D501A8C50A%7D

"WASHINGTON, Nov 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Monday, November 3rd DNC Chairman Howard Dean will spend the last full day of the 2008 presidential election helping to get out the vote for Democrats in John McCain's home state of Arizona. Dean will headline a Get Out the Vote Rally with local Democrats in Tucson, Arizona on the heels of Arizona being moved from "Leaning McCain" to "Toss Up" by Real Clear Politics.

Democrats are organized, motivated and ready to bring about the positive change our country needs. Recent polls in Arizona indicate that the election will be close and Gov. Dean is committed to Getting Out the Vote in support of Obama-Biden and Democrats up-and-down the ballot.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Tucson, AZ

PIMA COUNTY GET OUT THE VOTE RALLY
Pima County Coordinated Campaign Office, Outdoor Parking Lot
4639 E 1st Street
Tucson, AZ
Event Time: 12:00 PM Local Time
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org.
This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
http://www.democrats.org

[madfloridian]

27. Looks like a change of schedule.

Interesting.