I hope Howard Dean will have an important role in the Obama Administration, otherwise it's a big mistake not to reappoint him to lead the DNC. Without Dean's visionary ideas about politics, Obama would never have been elected. Dean was the first candidate to develop a plan for recruitng volunteers and raising money via the internet. He was the architect of the 50-state strategy, which most Democrats fought.
I don't know where we're headed in future elections, but I would hate to see a visionary removed from a position where he can guide the party where it needs to go. Especially if the pundits are right, Obama wants to replace him with Claire McCaskill of Missouri - a move which harkens back to the traditional notion of appointing people who might win you a state you lost.
Here's hoping Dean is stepping down to lead the push for National Health Care, and not just leaving as part of a traditional political shuffle.
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I agree, Don't know if he would want to stay on, but it would be a huge mistake not to continue his 50 state policy.
I've also heard it rumored that David Plouff might be considered. He would at least be on the same path with that plan.
It would also be a mistake to give it to McCaskill and lose her seat in the Senate.
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