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Speaking at the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee, Dean pledged that Democrats would offer tax policies aimed at middle-class voters, a plan to provide health insurance to all Americans, immigration proposals that offer a path to legalization for illegal immigrants, and defense policies that would protect the nation and expose the "hollow promises" of the Bush administration.

There it is folks the foundation of the DNC's version of the "Contract With America". It will be interesting to see how the DNC can get all of it's interest groups to get on board. It seems that Amnesty for Illegals will be one of the pillars, which is progressive but probably political suicide.

Democrats held two organizing sessions for new bodies within the DNC, one called the "people of faith" group and the other open to veterans and military families. But apparently fearing potential divisions at the preliminary discussions, DNC officials closed both meetings to reporters, angering some DNC members.

Not an auspicious start. I can only imagine that the "people of faith" group consisted of Down East Unitarians and Back Slid Catholics.

But apparently fearing potential divisions at the preliminary discussions, DNC officials closed both meetings to reporters, angering some DNC members.

I want to see a single MSM story dealing specifically with this.

Saying Bush had used race and gay rights to divide the electorate, Dean said, "In 2006, it's going to be immigration; that's who he's going to scapegoat next." He said Democrats must favor tougher enforcement of existing immigration laws and provide tighter border security, but said a balanced immigration policy would provide a way to give many of the 11 million illegal immigrants a path to legal status.

Legal status for illegals is definitely a part of Dean's political strategy.