Some results from Gov. Dean's 50-state strategy

Just got an e-mail from DNC which has these results from Dean's 50-state strategy:

1) Oklahoma--"new staff paid off" when the democratic candidate scored an upset victory, unseating a GOP incumbent as Mayor of Tulsa.

2) Mississippi--"By organizing on the ground in the way Democrats in Mississippi haven't had the resources to do in a generation" Democrats swept four special elections for the statehouse.

3)New Hampshire--"Regional field organizers deployed as part of our 50-state strategy...worked hands-on to elect three new Democratic members to the State House--in seats that had been held by Republicans since 1912!!"

4) Utah--"2006 marks the best candidate recruuitment for the Utah Democratic party in over 15 years. Democrats have recruited candidates for every single State Senate race, and Democrats have challengers running in ten state house races that went unopposed in 2004."

5) South Dakota--"With the added boost from new staff and resources, Dems fielded a record number of legislative candidates this year, recruiting challengers in nearly 40% more races than in 2002."

6) New York--In rural upstate NY, which Republicans rely on for their base voters, unprecedented ground organizing is showing that the 50-state strategy means leaving no voter behind. Already, new staff on the ground have identified 12,000 new Democratic voters..."

7) Ohio--"The 50-state strategy means new staff in Ohio who have been reviving the field organizing efforts across the state. In a place where it has been typical to build and tear down an entire campaign infrastructure every election cyle, new staff are creating permanent organizing teams in every single county. These teams will be responsible for various functions during the coarse of the very competitve campaigns there in 2006-and won't disappear after Election Day.

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Sorry, I was channeling the DLC.

His strategy seems like a great idea to me

No wonder the DLC toadies are upset and slinging mud at Dean at every opportunity.

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I know they do don't, not a single state. So why should we fund 20 states and they fund 50? This is simple math, in order to win you have to at least try everywhere. Even if it's only a few paid staff. And these things pay off over time not overnight. A guy named Ray Bliss started this same practice as RNC chair when the Republicans were at their worst (Congressionally) in the 60s. Look what happened.

A national party once again.

Thanks for posting this - I just made another donation.

I'm still steaming over Begala's insult about them out there "picking their noses".