Dean Courts Party Insiders

Strategy Evolves As Support Grows

Thursday, December 4, 2003; Page A01

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who has bashed the Washington establishment throughout his presidential campaign, is increasingly courting this city's lawmakers, lobbyists and political operatives to help cement his status as the man to beat for the Democratic nomination.

While Dean has risen to the top of polls in Iowa, New Hampshire and other key states as the anti-Washington candidate, he is adjusting his campaign tactics to appeal to establishment Democrats who can help deliver the money, manpower and momentum he might need to wrap up the party's nomination, advisers say.

After threatening earlier this year to send lawmakers scurrying like "cockroaches" if elected president, Dean is aggressively pursuing key House members -- black lawmakers in particular -- and promising to raise money for as many as 20 congressional candidates.

Dean and his top adviser, Joe Trippi, also are spending more time talking to leading officials at the Democratic National Committee and other key organizations here, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trippi huddled with two top DNC officials for nearly 90 minutes after the Democratic candidates' last debate, a committee official said.

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there is any chance we will be able to win the congress back if he raises money for theses candidates? I don't think it's possible, but I do think we could make some gains and take the senate.

actually, they could use almost all the bulletpoints on the Contract, but tie them to good legislation instead of doing the exact opposite like Repubs...

phew. that was a solid article.

I really like that he is helping other Dems. How intelligent!

...DOING THEIR JOBS. I've no interest in continuing to pay the salaries of "Democrats" like Zell Miller and Joseph Lieberman.

I have posted a question for the cockroach quoters?
It's never been answered.

This quote, beloved among some of the media and Kerry types,
comes from a rally participant who asked Howard Dean how he would deal
with "entrenched beltway bureaucrats" (iow . administration types
who use their entrusted public positions to serve themselves at
the expense of anyone who doesn't matter to them.)

Cockroach is a mild term for this breed. Most of them are *R*s.
If he wants to kick up a ruckus in the vermin nest, he has the
support of several million American people to do so.

Is there some reason the cockroach quoters don't want the place
exterminated?