Today is the big one year anniversary for Dean and his supporters

[ECH1969]

One year ago today Howard Dean formally announced his presidential campaign. We have come along way and have had our massive ups and downs, but what we have built in the past year has transcended a simple presidental campaign. It has become a full fleged movement for change.

As the one year marker for the formal announcement of Dean's campaign I think it would be a good time to look at the current status of Dean's organization, how far we have come, and what the future may hold for our movement. Will our movement be significantly stronger this time next year?

Regardless, I think it is important to regonize how far we have come and I really believe we should be proud of ourselves and what we accomplished. We have helped to change the entire tone of our party and today Bush is on the ropes for the first real time in his presidency.

We have changed how the Democratic Party raises money which will have massive effects in keeping us in some kind of financial equality with the Republicans without totally selling our soul to big business. We have alot to be proud of and we have just begun to fight.

http://tinyurl.com/34rwl

[madfloridian]

1. The pics of the announcement are still up at the gallery.

They are great.
http://gallery.cloudview.com/gallery/10570

I think the video of the announcement is up at C-Span still..

I think the impact is staying. The state groups are forming, the activism is continuing, and donations are helping the group to grow.

I don't think it will go away. Meet-ups are growing again, and the mailing list is over half a million again.

I believe the DFA is here to stay.

[madfloridian]

2. Here is the Fournier AP story from June 23, 2003.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A22417-2003Jun23¬Found=true

[AmyStrange]

4. that's the same one I have on my site...

http://www.seattleactivist.org/Dean/DEAN-JUN-23-2003-1321e-Dean-Formally-Announces-White-House-Run.html

Hi MF!!!

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pdf of announcement speech:

http://www.seattleactivist.org/Dean/DEAN-JUN-23-2003-Presidential-Candidacy-Announcement-Speech.pdf

(EDITED: fixed and added links)

[AmyStrange]

3. YEEEEEEEEEha

I was one of the original 13 to Meet-up in Seattle for Dean last year in Feb,

All in all, it's been a great year and I don't regret a minute of it.

FREE mirror news article archives (2002/ 2003) related to DEAN:

http://DEAN.SeattleActivist.org/

[madfloridian]

7. You have a great website.

We were in the original 5 or 6 at our meet-up last year. It has been quite a year.

[AmyStrange]

5. Dean's Announcement Speech pdf...

http://www.seattleactivist.org/Dean/DEAN-JUN-23-2003-Presidential-Candidacy-Announcement-Speech.pdf


(EDITED: "Specch" to "Speech")

[shance]

6. Thanks for the reminder. So much has happened in one year.

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