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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 02:46 PM
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Howard Dean zu Gast in Graz
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSGWUO23Mz4
 
Posted on YouTube: June 12, 2010
By YouTube Member: MomentumKongress
Views on YouTube: 3
 
Posted on DU: June 13, 2010
By DU Member: madfloridian
Views on DU: 1217
 
Excellent interview. Very outspoken.

Couple of points:

Says nearly all institutions tend to be conservative with a small c. They don't want change or new direction.

Says he like to stir up institutions to try and find ways to change from inside that institution.

Young people demand change at once. His job as an older person is to figure out how much change is possible before people begin to leave. And he says sometimes they do have to leave. Says if you have a choice try to renew from inside the party. If used too often will destroy the party.

Everyone has lines they can't cross. If your party crosses that line you don't have to be with them. If you are public about it, maybe the party will think about what they are doing and do something different.

Says use the pivot to take the public conversation where you want it to go. When asked about abortion or rights of gays to marry for examples, turn the conversation back to jobs. Quit letting the right control the message. Ssys we always do this on the left. Answer the question they "should" have asked you, not the one they did ask.

Reiterates quit letting them set the agenda, and quit responding to them.


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