We owe a lot to Howard Dean: Nevada in play? NC?

[cali]

Give Howard Dean a lot of the credit. The fifty state strategy- building state parties up- is really paying off.

I hope we see Howard in a prominent position in the Obama administration.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Dean? Thank George W. Bush!!!!

[cali]

4. uh, Dean's building up of the party has been

tremendously effective in states that many saw as indelibly red. It's not just bush.

[KamaAina]

2. Indiana, Virginia...

and so on. :bounce:

[paparush]

3. Obama in Asheville on Sunday! WOOOOOOOOT!!!!

Takin my 13 year old son!

[Kerrytravelers]

5. In 2004, Mr kt and I were part of a group of Los Angeles Democrats who traveled to Clark Country

and worked out hearts out for Kerry. Our collective organization made inroads. We kept the relationahip, going back for mayor races and other down ticket kind of local elections. I am so pleased to see the tip to blue for Nevada. It has made all that time and money (yep, we're still paying off the credit cards for that, as I took a leave from work,) was worth something.

[FLAprogressive]

6. And to think some idiots were advocating Harold Ford Jr. to be DNC head...ha.

HFJ is a tool....Howard Dean is a smart man.

[Eric J in MN]

8. James Carville wanted Harold Ford to replace Howard Dean...

...after the 2006 election, on the theory that Democrats should have won even more seats in 2006.

[FLAprogressive]

10. Yeah all's we need is more corporate Republican-lite Dems like Ford. nt

[billyoc]

7. Hell, TEXAS is barely pink!

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

[XemaSab]

9. Texas? MISSISSIPPI is barely pink!

Texas has some blue areas, and they've elected Democrats to statewide office in the last decade.

But MISSISSIPPI? And for a BLACK MAN?

If ANY state south of Iowa goes blue, this could be a generational change in the map.

[FLAprogressive]

11. Texas and Mississippi will not be going blue....

Honestly I think this is the closest he gets in both states....Texas especially. Would be nice to win those two but let's face it, it's not happening (barring a high black voter turnout in MS and a low white voter turnout).

[billyoc]

13. He doesn't have to win them, just keep them close and shame the Republicans there.

[FLAprogressive]

14. true...getting even within 15 points in TX would be huge...nt

[XemaSab]

15. Probably not

but if they have to dump money into Mississippi to keep the state "safe," that just helps us.

[FLAprogressive]

16. definitely....

....does anyone know which states Sen. Obama is running ads in?

[fishwax]

12. It's been a great strategy, and will continue to pay off for many more cycles

k/r for Dean's dedication and vision :kick: