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Arizona: Howard Dean

July 16, 2009 - 08:56 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

Another version of "Swing district Dems need a strong health care bill"

By David Safier

by David Safier
I posted about a Howard Dean interview where he said,

I believe that if we don’t pass the health care plan with the public option, it won’t be health care reform, and we’ll lose a tremendous number of seats in 2010.

My point was, Giffords, Mitchell, Kirkpatrick and other Reps in swing districts need an Obama success on health care. That means a bill with a strong public option that actually does what it sets out to do.

Robert Creamer on HuffPo agrees.

. . . in fact, history shows that these swing district Democrats have the most to lose if Congress fails to pass President Obama's sweeping health care proposal -- and for that matter the other major components of his economic agenda.

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July 14, 2009 - 09:16 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

Howard Dean nails it twice

By David Safier

by David Safier
Howard Dean has one of those very short interviews they run every week in the front pages of the NY Times Sunday Magazine. He makes two comments that are among the most thoughtful I've heard lately on the subject of health care legislation.

The first:

I believe that if we don’t pass the health care plan with the public option, it won’t be health care reform, and we’ll lose a tremendous number of seats in 2010.

I wish Democrats in tough districts, like Arizona's Giffords, Mitchell and Kirkpatrick, would understand that their political fortunes rise and fall with Obama's. If in November, 2010, people think Obama is a strong, effective president, Dems will be able to ride the wave to reelection.

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July 8, 2009 - 02:45 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

Doctor Howard Dean: Democrats only need 51 votes in Senate to pass health care reform

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Doctor Howard Dean was a guest on Countdown last night and he made the point that I have made here previously: Democrats don't need 60 votes for cloture in the Senate to end a filibuster by Republicans of health care reform. Only 51 votes are needed in the Senate because the health care reform bill falls under the purview of budget reconciliation, thanks to the Rules Committee. 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Tuesday, July 7:

OLBERMANN: [W]ith [Al] Franken now on the health committee, can Harry Reid—if he can‘t muster 60 votes for health care reform—are we sure that he can muster 60 votes to stop Republicans from filibustering health care reform?

DEAN: We don‘t need 60 votes from health care reform.

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June 29, 2009 - 11:05 pm
NEWS FEED: AZNetroots

Healthcare MegaForum Tomorrow Night at the Wyndham Phoenix

By Zelph

There will be a Healthcare MegaForum on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the Windham Hotel in downtown Phoenix.

Cash donations accepted at the door

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Time: 7 - 10 p.m.

Where: The Wyndham Phoenix Hotel

50 E. Adams Street

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Don't sit idly by while healthcare reform laws are written for you. Help shape the debate!

Keynote Speakers

•Donna Smith - California Nurses Association

•Kyrsten Sinema - AZ State Representative

We will also have a call-in by John Conyers, and perhaps even Howard Dean.
Event Sponsors

*Arizonans for Responsible Healthcare

*AZ Coalition for a State & National Health Plan

*AZ Democratic Progressive Caucus

*CA Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

*DFA Maricopa County

*DFA Tucson

*Foothills Democrats

*Physicians for a National Health Program

*Progressive Democrats of America - East Valley and Phoenix

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June 23, 2009 - 05:11 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

Dr. Howard Dean's Rx for Real Health Care Reform

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Former Democratic Party Chairman Dr. Howard Dean has a new book scheduled for release on July 22, 2009 entitled Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Health Care Reform. Here is a synopsis:

Synopsis

Americans have pondered how to reform healthcare since the days of Harry Truman. But for most Americans, little has changed—except that healthcare costs have soared, health insurance companies have grown bigger and more oppressive to both doctors and patients, and today even those Americans who pay dearly for health insurance frequently find that their policies don't adequately cover them when they need their coverage most.

Something has got to give.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 23:42

Today's convention schedule

By Politicker Staff

The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, with a theme of "Change You Can Believe In."

The final day's events will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High, where over 70,000 people are expected to attend.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 12:10

Sarah Rosen honored

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

DENVER -- Sarah Rosen, the former communications director of the Arizona Democratic Party who was killed in a car accident in 2005, was honored at the breakfast of Arizona's Democratic National Convention delegation Tuesday morning.

Her father, Sam Rosen, once came close to breaking down as he spoke about his daughter to the delegates, and made a pitch for the fund that was started in her name.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 12:42

'We're going to be serious about Arizona,' Dean asserts

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1975|title=DNC Chair Howard Dean|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=209]DENVER -- The Arizona Democratic Party received high praise from Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who addressed Arizona's Democratic National Convention delegates Monday.

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Mon, 06/23/2008 - 20:58

McCain opening Arizona office, Obama not yet

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Phoenix) is opening the Southwest Regional Headquarters for his presidential bid in Phoenix on Friday, according to Politico Mafioso. U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Phoenix), who chairs McCain's Arizona campaign, will be appearing to commence the celebration. A celebration of that sort is a long way off for U.S. Sen.

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Thu, 05/15/2008 - 14:54

Dean praises Bob Lord as a 'great candidate'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean believes Rep. John Shadegg (R-3) is vulnerable, and that his opponent, Bob Lord, is a "great candidate."

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