1.26.2005
Making Dean's List (WashingtonPost.com)
By Dan Balz
Wednesday, January 26, 2005; Page A07
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, seeking to build a sense of momentum behind his candidacy for Democratic National Committee chairman, yesterday unveiled more than a dozen endorsements, including those of several prominent African American members of the DNC and Alma Brown, widow of former party chairman and commerce secretary Ron Brown.
Dean is using endorsements strategically to convey breadth of support. Last week he announced that he has support from state party leaders in almost every region, including the South and Southwest.
His latest list of endorsements highlighted that African Americans, one of the largest blocs on the national committee, are not uniformly behind the candidacy of former Denver mayor Wellington Webb, who is black.
Still, several prominent DNC members said they believe the race for party chairman remains an open battle. Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer said in an interview Monday that he believes talk of Dean's momentum is overstated, and Donna Brazile, campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000, left a voice-mail message saying, "This . . . thing ain't over."
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005; Page A07
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, seeking to build a sense of momentum behind his candidacy for Democratic National Committee chairman, yesterday unveiled more than a dozen endorsements, including those of several prominent African American members of the DNC and Alma Brown, widow of former party chairman and commerce secretary Ron Brown.
Dean is using endorsements strategically to convey breadth of support. Last week he announced that he has support from state party leaders in almost every region, including the South and Southwest.
His latest list of endorsements highlighted that African Americans, one of the largest blocs on the national committee, are not uniformly behind the candidacy of former Denver mayor Wellington Webb, who is black.
Still, several prominent DNC members said they believe the race for party chairman remains an open battle. Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer said in an interview Monday that he believes talk of Dean's momentum is overstated, and Donna Brazile, campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000, left a voice-mail message saying, "This . . . thing ain't over."
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