Free Republic

2004 wasn’t Howard Dean’s year: he failed to become president of the United States. But 2006 looks more like a Dean year. Dean, now chairman of the Democratic National Committee, met in Washington over the weekend with members of the party’s executive committee, to celebrate the Democrats’ success in last month’s elections. During that meeting, something Dean said three years ago as a presidential contender came to mind. “We have got to stop having the campaigns run in this country based on abortion, guns, God, and gays….” Dean spoke for Democrats frustrated by the Republicans’ skill at motivating voters on...