Why did progressives support Howard Dean??

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35. You should see Candidate Obama vs President Obama debate

Jon Stewart did a bit that showed this which I'm having a hard time finding (video was made before his second election). I can't even find the epic Candidate Bush vs President Bush one either.

The major differences involve war on terror policies. I remember the very first thing he done that I had a problem with and noticed that is where the rift began was when his Justice Department used the very same Bush-era arguments to block the release of torture photos. While the debate was "why would you want to see them?" I preferred the ACLU's reasoning -- https://www.aclu.org/national-security/obama-administration-reverses-promise-release-torture-photos

While I can't find the video promise meter does a pretty good job -- what method the use to determine "in the works", "stalled" or "broken" may be flawed it isn't a secret that he ran & criticisized Bush for "war on terror" policies that he enacted which he continues.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/181/restore-habeas-corpus-rights-for-enemy-combatants/

Most promises listed were either kept or "in the works" so overall he did most things he said he would do. Some of the broken promises were unrealistic to begin with which raises the question as to why make those promises but I don't fault him over those.

I will say one thing that is conservative policy that he hasn't changed before or after the election was corporate reform of public education. He never did take the traditional Democratic party platform on that one.