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DemocracyForAmerica.com Blog: Howard Dean is BACK!

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DemocracyForAmerica.com Blog: Howard Dean is BACK!
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Written by: Charles Chamberlain on Mar 2, 2009 2:20 PM EST
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You may have heard by now that Gov. Howard Dean is coming back to Democracy for America. Today we made the official announcement. Here's some of what the good Doctor sent to DFA members today:

I'm returning to DFA and I have to admit, it'll be nice to work out of my old office in Burlington. I'll also be hitting the road with you, stumping for grassroots candidates and advocating for the issues that matter most to you and me. For one, I think you know that healthcare for all is an important issue to me. I look forward to working with you to pass meaningful reform that makes sure that every American has the care they need.

Help me welcome Howard back as a Strategic Advisor for DFA with a contribution today.

We're very excited to bring his strategic thinking and inspiration back to Democracy for America. It's perfect timing too. Since we will be celebrating our 5th birthday this month.

Here's more of what Gov. Dean had to say in his message to members today:

When my campaign for President ended in 2004, the political pundits and talking heads said our movement was over. They said you'd give up, you'd walk away, and politics would never hear from you again.

They got it wrong.

Five years later, DFA is stronger than ever. We started with a solid 300,000 members. Today, we boast over a million.

We started our support for progressive candidates with the original Dean Dozen. Today, you've elected over 575 DFA-endorsed candidates to all levels of office, including our first Dean Dozen candidate Barack Obama and his campaign for U.S. Senate.

Four years ago, thanks to your hard work, I was elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee. We continued to work together to reform the Democratic Party and fight for votes in all 50 States. Thanks to you I had the grassroots support needed to get the job done.

When we launched DFA, a core mission of mine was to train a new generation of citizen activists. Five years later, the DFA Campaign Academy and Night School have trained almost 20,000 activists and candidates nationwide in the skills to win and the results will pay off for years to come.

The DFA Community has held over 50,000 events from Juneau, Alaska to Wichita, Kansas, from Los Angeles to New York. Whether you participated in a candlelight vigil to end the war, delivered Social Security success stories to wavering members of Congress, or got together for a movie and phone banking night, your activism has changed the way Washington does business. They know we're watching. And they know we aren't going away.

We've done a lot in five years, and we're just getting started. Stand with me again and deliver DFA the resources to win for another 50.

CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE NOW

When he says they got it wrong, he ain't kidding.

They said changing the Democratic Party from the inside out couldn't be done. They doubted how new technology could engage and harness the energy of millions of Americans craving change. They said Democracy for America wouldn't last.

DFA members proved them all wrong.

Help us celebrate by contributing today. After that, why not make sure all your like-minded friends, family and co-workers sign up with DFA too. We have a lot of work to do make the big changes happen on all the issues that matter.

The more of us working together to win, the more successes we'll have over the next 5 years and beyond.

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America

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