New Hampshire: Howard Dean

March 11, 2009 - 01:07 pm

Dean Talks About Not Getting HHS And Post-DNC Plans

By Sam Stein
Huffington Post
March 1, 2009 01:10 PM

Having been bypassed for a cabinet post after leaving the DNC, former Gov.
Howard Dean has chosen to pursue a multi-faceted career in health care
advocacy, progressive political strategy, speeches, education and energy,
and even election monitoring.

The Vermont Democrat, whose supporters were hoping to see him end up as
Secretary of Health and Human Services, summed up his plans this way: "It is
sort of outside government but doing the things that I want to do anyway."

Buoyed by the opportunity to tackle so many different projects, Dean
nevertheless didn't hide the fact that his preference was to serve in the
Obama administration. "I was pretty clear that I would have liked to have
been Secretary of HHS but it is the president's choice and he decided to go
in a different direction," he said. As for the person who got the HHS nod

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March 9, 2009 - 07:01 am

NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Annoying and Two-Faced

By Dean Barker

This is a very small and genre-centered point having nothing to do with saving America and the world from 30 years of GOP ideology, on which I commend the President's actions, but:

Using blogs as a rhetorical whipping boy to demonize bolder action than he wants to take is just as annoying and two-faced today as it was during the primary and the general, when the candidate with the bestest New Media operation eveh kept blogs and other non-MyBarackObama netroots vehicles at arm's length.

This strategy is not dissimilar to Team Obama's dislike (or rather, lack of understanding) of Howard Dean, imho.

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 10:40

Sullivan: Dems will ‘spread the map’

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan said she thinks the party will attempt to "spread the map" in light of their recent electoral success in traditional Republican strongholds.

"I think the DNC will continue to try to build on the success of the 50 state strategy that Gov. (Howard) Dean instituted and which was absorbed into the Obama campaign," Sullivan wrote in an email to PolitickerNH.com.

Sullivan said she expects the Democrats will take their cues from President-elect Obama.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 15:52

Burling: Dems must engage public to expand majority

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

In order to build upon the success of their electoral victories, New Hampshire Democratic National Committeeman Peter Burling told PolitickerNH.com that the Democrats should try and find a way to get every American involved in rebuilding the country.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 19:13

Dean calls Bradley, Sununu ‘candidates of the past’

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

CONCORD-- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean called both U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) "candidates of the past."

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 12:19

Dean to host fundraiser for Shea-Porter

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

During his trip to New Hampshire, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean will participate in a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter.

The fundraiser is set to take place on October 13 in Manchester at the home of Bill and Kathy Gillett. Earlier in the day Dean will visit Keene State College to encourage college students to register to vote.

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Wed, 10/08/2008 - 15:22

Dean to visit Granite State

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is scheduled to visit New Hampshire on October 13.

Dean, a former Vermont governor, will attend a voter registration event at Keene State College.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 23:43

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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Sat, 05/17/2008 - 16:34

Democrats talk unity; Dean mum on primary

By James W. Pindell, Politicker.com Editor

MANCHESTER -- As the presidential primary battle continues between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton nationwide, local Democrats stressed unity during their annual state convention Saturday.

They talked as if talking about unity would actually heal the wounds playing out at the grassroots. Call it the audacity of hope.

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Sat, 04/26/2008 - 16:05

Dean to keynote convention

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

DNC National Chairman Howard Dean will be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention.

The Democrats will be holding their convention on May 17th.

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