Should there be a western primary? The Denver Post asked Howard Dean that question [July 7, 2005, "Dean tight-lipped on odds of West primary"]. From the article, "Howard Dean - who won his Democratic Party chairmanship by promising to involve more Americans in the process of picking a president - refuses to take a stance on whether the Rocky Mountain West should hold its own regional primary.
"'I won't talk about the issue of the Western primary. I need to let the commission do its work before they give their recommendations,' the former Vermont governor and presidential campaign firebrand said during a phone interview Wednesday.
"The commission Dean spoke of is a group of Democrats - including Coloradan Mike Stratton, the former chairman of Ken Salazar's successful U.S. Senate campaign - who are exploring ways to reform the presidential selection process. Critics have complained that Iowa and New Hampshire have dominated for too long and regions such as the Rocky Mountain West need to increase their clout in picking national nominees."
Additional news about Howard Dean from the Rocky Mountain News [July 7, 2005, "Dean: Nominee can 'salvage' Bush term"].
Dean is visiting Colorado next week.
Political Wire: "Former Clinton policy advisor Bruce Reed has a blog for Slate titled Not Yet Dead, about returning Democrats to power. 'Twenty years ago this summer, I moved to Washington to take on the Democratic Party's problems. Unfortunately, we're both still here.'"
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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