DNC Chairman Howard Dean says Georgia still in play for Dems

[candy331]

This Georgian sure hope so.



ATLANTA - Howard Dean, the former presidential candidate now heading the national Democratic Party, says Georgia could "shape up as pretty important" to his party in next year's elections despite its drift into the Republican column.

"We've got an important governor's race I think we can win and important congressional races," Dean said Tuesday in an interview in advance of a swing through Atlanta for a "low-dollar," $50-per-person party fund-raiser.

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Once a safely Democratic state, Georgia elected a Republican governor for the first time since Reconstruction in 2002. The Legislature now is under Republican control and both U.S. senators are Republican.

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Dean said he sees an opportunity for Democrats to regain the governor's office "because the governor's run up the largest debt in the history of Georgia, people are really worried about education and I think they're really worried about the progress of the state."

(same old rhetoric by repugs since they know nothing else.)
Marty Klein, a spokesman for Georgia Republicans, said, "Howard Dean is the perfect poster-child for the modern Democratic Party in Georgia - liberal and angry. We welcome him to Georgia anytime he wants to come and discuss the extreme liberal views he shares with candidates like Mark Taylor and Cathy Cox."



http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/11781141.htm

[emcguffie]

1. only if they get some paper ballots to use with those DREs. nt

[Eloriel]

12. Yep -- exactly (or close enough ) to what I was going to say

GA is only in play if we can get control of the voting machines. Of course, it's possible that Dem Cathy Cox COULD win -- she's been Diebold's poster child for these damn machines, and they are probably interested in making sure she is amply rewarded and stays "true."

I've tried very hard to make sure Howard Dean knew the score on the machines. I spent several months writing a 50-page white paper that I spent $100 to personally get into his hands, and the time before this when he was in GA I reminded him of it and reiterate the problem. I know he read the report, and it was hard-hitting enough that it put me in panic attacks several times as I was writing it, seeing all that in one place, up close and personal. I didn't even understand at first what I was experiencing.

In any caase, for some reason, he's just not totally buying it. :shrug: I love him dearly, but this is one of my (few) really BIG beefs with him.

[emcguffie]

24. Would you like to get TIA, and some other folks, and go see him?

I've been asking, on and off, not much lately, for someone to do this with ... for a while.

But if you wanted to put together a presentation and go see Dean, if we could grab another soul or two, I would do it in a heartbeat. But I'm not one of the statistics people. Even so, I understand the "sittyation "without too much brain strain.

I just need to be able to plan ahead of time.

[Eloriel]

41. TIA would be great and perhaps others from that forum as well

as Hedda_Foil who stays pretty busy with her pursuits so is hardly ever around here. She's co-founder of the Voting Integrity Project and God knows what else. Was very instrumental along with DUer IdaBriggs in getting the recounts going. Etc.

If you have a way to make that happen, those are the folks to include. I've done my bit, and haven't been keeping up like I once did, so as much as I'd love to see him again, really have nothing to offer such an effort.

Go for it!

[emcguffie]

43. I'm not entirely sure how --

-- but I guess the only way to find out is to try.

Thanks for the names. (I really want to go and see Donna Brazile, who was so incredibly rude to me...)

[snowbear]

2. Anyone here from Indiana? Sounds like Dems have good shot there too....

http://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/articles/2005/06/01/news/opinion/editorial02.txt ~~ :bounce:

[NJ Democrats]

5. Bayh

He gives us a great shot a taking that state. Feingold, might too. But that's in 08. Who's your other senator? Can we beat him?
Montana is the next Democratic state.

[nickshepDEM]

32. Bayh puts Indiana in play. Actually...

He would be the favorite over every Republican besides Sen. Dick Lugar.

[napi21]

3. He's coming to Ga tomorrow, and I'm gonna be there!

I'm so excited! I couldn't afford to go to any of the ones he had when he was a candidate. I'm really happy they decided to have a fund raiser for us poor folks!

[UnityDem]

29. Napi, please tell Dean

that Diebold counts our votes...until that changes...he is wasting his time in Georgia!

[napi21]

40. I'm taking my copy of his book to get his autograph.

If I can accomplish that, I shure will tell him about Ga being totaly Dibold, and we must find a way to get verified ballots!

[NJ Democrats]

4. And...

What Democrats are there you can get elected? Our last Democrat there was who? Zell Miller, who's the complete DINC and should have been a Republican at the end of his career. I hate to disagree, but unless we have someone real popular, there, were screwed.

[snowbear]

7. I wouldn't disagree...

Why would people want to elect someone with his record?

...."the governor's run up the largest debt in the history of Georgia, people are really worried about education and I think they're really worried about the progress of the state."

Sounds like he's a loser waiting for the election to just make it final.. ;)

[NJ Democrats]

9. But...

Who could we run?

[blm]

6. Deal with the VOTING MACHINES IN GEORGIA, please, DNC.

Because it will never matter WHO you run when the machines are controlled by the GOP.

[Dr Fate]

11. What is weird is Richmond County's machines went for Kerry.

And it is known as one of the most Conservative counties in the state!!!

When I put my foil hat on, somthing tells me "they" did not think to rig those machines because they thought it was "in the bag", but the usual Republican voters went off script.

[blm]

13. No doubt. I wonder why that phenomenon never showed up in the media?

Did Georgia papers ever ponder that oddity?

[dchill]

42. No media anywhere...

wants to deal with any subject that includes "Kerry + Win"

[kster]

20. dum de dum dum

we have a chance to win in Georgia, lets start talking about them chances. The only way to win anything is to go back to,


Paper Ballots, Hand Counted and Recorded By The People.

Just say no to machine counted ballots.

[Gothmog]

8. Cool. I would love to see the South in play

Some of the more industrial or developed sections of the South should be competitive for Democrats.

[XemaSab]

21. The rural, undeveloped areas

have a lot of blacks, though. The county that had the greatest percent of voters for Gore in the country was the county in Alabama that the Tuskeegee institute is located in.

[Dr Fate]

10. If Richmond County can go for Kerry- then there is hope. GO DEAN!!!

I think GA is in play too.

[rigel99]

14. Dean nor do any of the Georgia Dems Get it

Cathy Cox is part of the problem. She's a Zealot, a Zell Miller Democrat.

Dean thinks we can vote democrats into office when 132 years of democratic history has reversed in Georgia. And his DNC won't spend a penny on election reform in Georgia but 500K in Ohio... that sounds like putting all your eggs in one basket.

Dean is as disconnected from election fraud as anyone. Here are 2 images you should see.. it's from Bibb county. DRE Machines FAILED TO ACCUMULATE election night , eating 79 votes. Look in right column for the

The entire voter's ballots for 302 voters were just wiped out. That affected MANY LOWER RACES where that many votes constituted the 5 or 10% to determine the race....



State House Dist. 140 was determined by 2 votes (could 79 lost votes have affected that race)? yes!!! Did they do a recount? Yes, but in a DRE machine world, there's nothing to recount, no paper, and NO WAY TO FIND THE LOST VOTES- SO they said the recount came up with exact same totals!!! what the feck?.... so Joan Dixon the incumbent democrat was screwed by DRE machines. period. She probably won by a landslide. And we will have to move to recalling candidates to get the proper press attention


Link to Bibb County Recount of Dixon Race
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/Elections/precincts/2004_1102/BibbCounty_RecountHD140.pdf

This is the stuff we need to get into dean's hands...

[NJ Democrats]

15. That could be right

Again, there is no one to run in Georgia from the Democratic Party.

[rigel99]

17. There are plenty

We could run John Lewis

Alicia Thomas Morgan

Dubose Porter (he's a bit too dixiecrat for me, but his wife has a clue)..

and many others if we just put on our thinking cap.... now it's time to brainstorm.... plenty of backbone democrats in this state....

remember dark horse candidates like Dean and Carter seem to work in the democratic party....

[NJ Democrats]

18. here's some

Congressman Sanford Bishop
Congressman Jim Marshall
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
Congressman John Barrow
Congressman David Scott

[rigel99]

19. You named folks I did not even know were good

I'll check the others out...

Cynthia McKinney would be a great choice but GA will really have to grow up to get the power of that woman..... but we never know till we try, we have the most awesome african american Mayor in Shirley Franklin, more great power....

of your choices, who do you pick as best ?

[FreedomAngel82]

37. McKinney would be great I think

She would be awesome to have. I also think John Lewis as well.

[UnityDem]

28. Ding! Ding! Ding!

we have a winner.
Cathy Cox is part of the problem...either incompetent or complicit as to Diebold. Please Dean, distance yourself from Cox until she admits that Diebold is the WORST thing to ever happen to democrats in Georgia....verified paper ballots!

[rigel99]

16. Here's why Cathy Cox is not Such an Angel

She's denying Georgia citizens valid access to open government records such as the Diebold CD that represents the citizen's ballot data.

This is critical that she stop telling counties to break open records rules and give up the information we need to prove election fraud in DRE machines once and for all....

I'm not as big a fan of Mark Taylor either and would hope Georgians find a stronger Dem candidate to run for Governor, but I'd also say don't waste your time if Diebold is running the elections, Perdue will get a rubberstamp if Diebold is running the show...

[janx]

22. That would be so poetic...

I'd love to see the look on the right-wing faces...

[funkybutt]

23. I wish he'd say that about Louisiana...or

at least visit here. He's been to many other southern states.

But we've got his brother Jim coming next month!
--> www.beaucoupblues.com

[janx]

26. Give it time. n/t

[emcguffie]

25. Is there anyone?

That would participate in an effort? I've been asking, on and off, not much lately, for someone to do this with, to just go see him/them, for a while.

How about grabbing TIA -- I don't know where you live, TIA, sorry -- and putting together a presentation and going to see Dean? (And Donna, let's not forget Donna!) If we could grab another soul or two, I would do it in a heartbeat. But I'm not one of the statistics people. Even so, I understand what happened without straining myself.

I just need to be able to plan ahead of time.

Come on, people. Some of you are in New York or Washington. Let's do it.

[Olney Blue]

27. Georgia, Georgia, Georgia....

Go Dean!

:applause:

[nickshepDEM]

30. A southerner could put Georgia and numerous other states in play...

The South seems to be very partisan towards their native son's.

[Raiden]

31. Can you say WES CLARK?!

We have a winner - landslide '08

[nickshepDEM]

33. No, but I can say...

Mark Warner

;)

[janx]

34. Dean is not referring to 2008. n/t

[nickshepDEM]

35. Thats what I get for not reading the article... eom

[FreedomAngel82]

36. Liberal and angry?

LOL. They're still painting him as angry. :eyes: Give 'em hell Howie! We can win back Georgia! They have Cynthia McKinney even!

[janx]

38. They don't have anything else. n/t

[chieftain]

39. I don't know about Georgia, but I think we lost the election

when we pulled out of Missouri.

[UrbScotty]

44. Thank you, Howard, for ignoring the media spin!

:thumbsup:

[KingFlorez]

45. SOS

Same old stuff from the Republican politburo. Why shouldn't people be angry about the situation the Repugs have created. They can't call our views extreme, with all their theocratic and borderline fascist rhetoric and ideas. Georgia is an important state that we can't continue to write off.