Howard Dean for Chair of the Democratic Party!

"Reform is the hallmark of a strong Democratic Party." - Howard Dean, Wednesday December 12th. Read Dean's speech on the Future of the Democratic Party. "From the Ground Up", Dean's column on the power of the grassroots. Dean's speech announcing his candidacy for DNC chairman.

Why the DNC Needs Dean:

We need new leadership in the Democratic Party. More of the same leadership will mean more of the same result - defeat. We need leaders with a bolder vision for America to fight the Bush Administration's skewed priorities for four more years, to win Congress back in 2006, and to win the next presidential election. We need Howard Dean.

Last year's election could have been a landslide for the Democratic Party. With record-breaking voter turnout and an unprecedented level of grassroots volunteer activity in the swing states, we had almost all we needed to send George Bush packing. But one essential thing was missing from the campaign: a vision for the future. Dean can bring that vision back.

Howard Dean is the kind of leader who can shake up the party, and put the grassroots back in charge. The Democratic Party is too timid in its message, too bland in its vision, and too compromising of its principles. This is because its leaders lack confidence in the party's rank-and-file and the principles we stand for. In the Democratic primaries, Dean showed what could be done with an inspired, activist grassroots base. We need the same vision for the party as a whole.