Howard Dean's take on Paul Hackett
hot off the democratic party email, courtesy of howard dean...
i really, really need some encouraging news... yes, i am happy that hackett racked up the percentage of votes cast that he did but i am desperately afraid that the country will be ruined so badly by the time things are in place to turn it around that it may be too late... 'course, i also need to keep in mind that things can change dramatically in sudden and unexpected ways... Submit To Propeller
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No, Paul Hackett didn't get elected to Congress yesterday. But he received 48.2 percent of the vote in a district where the Democratic candidate received only half that in the last four elections.
The formula is simple. Paul Hackett didn't apologize for being a Democrat, didn't hold back from criticizing a president who has failed to lead in Iraq and at home, and took a strong Democratic message into the heart of a Republican stronghold.
This district used to be written off. Now we have a network of Democrats, independents, and sensible Republicans who are tired of the out-of-touch Republican leadership and its culture of corruption. It proves that we can compete everywhere -- if we show up and fight, and give people a real choice.
i really, really need some encouraging news... yes, i am happy that hackett racked up the percentage of votes cast that he did but i am desperately afraid that the country will be ruined so badly by the time things are in place to turn it around that it may be too late... 'course, i also need to keep in mind that things can change dramatically in sudden and unexpected ways... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
8/03/2005
