Posted on 07/20/2006 7:22:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
ST. LOUIS - Winning votes in the Midwest will be crucial to Democratic hopes to regain power in Washington in November, party Chairman Howard Dean told about 400 young people at the College Democrats National Convention on Thursday.
"We cannot be a national party unless we have the courage to ask every single American for their vote," Dean said.
He said holding the convention in Missouri dovetails with his "50-state plan" to build Democratic support in states that have voted Republican over the last six years.
Dean said the Democratic Party plans to knock on 2 million doors before November's midterm elections in an effort to regain control of Congress.
Despite the Republican majority in the House and Senate and a Republican in the White House, students attending the convention said they were optimistic their party could regain power, starting with the November elections.
Laurel Schwartz, 21, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, said students are more politically active this year because of dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and with rising tuition costs.
"I do think that people are paying attention," Schwartz said. "I think they realize that if they don't pay attention, it's their future that's going to be on the line."
The convention at Saint Louis University opened Thursday morning with seminars and workshops and continues through Saturday. Other scheduled speakers include House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and retired Gen. Wesley Clark.
Many of the students experienced long delays traveling to St. Louis Wednesday evening because of a storm that snarled airport and highway traffic and left much of the city without electricity.
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean speaks at the national convention of College Democrats Thursday, July 20, 2006, at Saint Louis University in St. Louis. Dean told about those in attendance at the convention that winning votes in the Midwest will be critical if Democrats hope to regain power in Washington in November. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Since all the sane people have moved South, the Dems might very well prevail.
Any Rat that knocks on my door will see the business end of my 12 gauge Remington.
The more I hear this guy talk the more I think that the Dems will lose a couple more seats. I don't see them picking up any seats at all.
Also, when will they change the number of Congressmen a State has?
With all the people flowing out of the northeast, they have to be losing some representation.
2 things:
1) Dean admits that his party is on the fringe. The 'national party' they once were is long gone and they still pretend to be surprised about it.
2)By his own admission, the task of courting votes and swaying public opinion requires 'courage', which suggests that they're self-confidence is very low. This is a party with a suffocating identity crisis that it just can't shake.
If we lose to this, we never deserve to lead this country again, if we last even that long.
"Many of the students experienced long delays traveling to St. Louis Wednesday evening because of a storm that snarled airport and highway traffic and left much of the city without electricity."
When I hear of the storm last night I felt sorry for the people in St. Louis. Now, I wonder if God did it on purpose.
"...the Midwest will be crucial to Democratic hopes to regain power in Washington in November..."
Well, judging by their last genius in the White House, the "Mideast" certainly isn't one of their strengths...
We (Wisconsin) recently lost one... I'm thinking it was in '04.
Yes, rising tuition costs will flood the polls with new Democrat voters in November.
LOL. Thanks for the advice, but I really don't feel like wasting my time discussing the issues with a liberal.
I will be waiting at my door to tell them to "FORK OFF" (u know what i mean).
MA has been loosing population by the truck full for a few years. Also, from tunnels collapsing on people. They have got to lose someone like Barney Frank or Delahunt. Both huge POS congressmen.
IMO, brains are crucial for Dems since they don't seem to possess any.
And when have tuition prices ever gone down, regardless of who is in the WH? BTW, can the WH do anything about it anyway?
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