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Howard Dean

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Howard Dean is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, best known for his tenure as the Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003. During his time in office, he focused on healthcare reform, environmental issues, and fiscal responsibility, earning a reputation for his progressive policies. Dean played a significant role in the national political landscape as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009, where he was instrumental in the party's grassroots organizing efforts and the development of the '50-state strategy' aimed at increasing Democratic presence across the country.

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May 31, 2023

I mean, Trump is the leading vote getter, but I'm not -- he is only sometimes at 50 percent, so if the field were held, if the vote were held today, Trump would get the nomination easily because everybody else is going to split the vote.

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Jan 11, 2023

I think the Press always gets indignant, if they don't get a full serving of whatever.

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Jan 11, 2023

I think Trump comes across, as somebody who's got something to hide, and Biden comes across, as a guy, who made a silly mistake.

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Jan 11, 2023

I think they could have probably done better. I certainly don't think I would have exposed myself to the Press corps, as the way Joe did.

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Jan 2, 2023

No, I don't think so. I mean, the problem is exactly what Congressman Walsh said. He has no core. He never has had a core.

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Oct 26, 2022

I think Biden has been refreshing. I think the economy is doing pretty well compared to the way Trump left it and that is why I remain optimistic.

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Oct 26, 2022

The Republicans, you know, these people -- these -- a lot of these Republicans are crazy and I put Herschel in that way.

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Oct 26, 2022

They are going to take the blame for the economy, no matter what, but I actually think Biden is doing a pretty good job on that.

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Oct 26, 2022

If you vote for a right-wing MAGA Republican, you're basically asking for four more years of Trump and there's not a big appetite for that among the American people.

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Sep 14, 2022

We`re going to get a mandate to do that. We`re going to take the Senate, we`re going to hold the House, and in the next two years we`re going to have to straighten this country out.

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Sep 14, 2022

You`ve got whack jobs telling all the women in the country they`re going to take their rights away from them. And it wasn`t enough to have the corrupt Supreme Court make the decision they did, and they are corrupt.

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Sep 14, 2022

Well, you know, we`ve got about seven weeks before the election, and lots can happen in seven weeks, but I`d rather be a Democrat today than I would a Republican if I`m in this fight. You`ve got a president who has handled things really…

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Sep 14, 2022

This is up to the voters. If this goes down, it`s not going to be the Democrats` fault or even the Republicans` fault, it`s going to be the voters didn`t get out and stand up for themselves.

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Sep 14, 2022

It`s not just democracy that`s on the ballot, it`s our way of life.

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Sep 14, 2022

These are not our values. We don`t treat people like this.

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Sep 14, 2022

So, look, I`m against corporal punishment in middle school, but I think Carlson, DeSantis and Abbott ought to be turned over somebody`s knee and given a good spanking. This is beyond just being racist. These are ridiculous twits who are…

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Jul 26, 2022

Also, I thank my colleagues from Pennsylvania, including Senator Casey, who has introduced the identical legislation in the Senate. Finally, I thank Chairwoman Waters, and her staff, for their guidance and support in crafting this…

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Jul 26, 2022

He’s got to get young people to the polls, and that’s the issue that will motivate them.

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Jul 26, 2022

The real problem is Manchin won’t pass anything, although apparently today, he’s yielded a little bit on that.

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Jul 26, 2022

The whole game is at the local level and outside Washington until the Democrats figure that out.

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Jul 26, 2022

I hope Trump is the nominee because I think we have a great chance of beating him in 2024.

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Jul 26, 2022

This is something good we can do in America, I believe.

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Jul 4, 2022

I don't think it's a done deal at all. And I have no idea what his calculation is. But, you know, we won in Georgia, particularly, in the Senate because of Donald Trump. Because there were a number of Republican women, moderate Republican…

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Jul 4, 2022

You cannot call the secretary of state and say, find me 11,700 votes, and expect that not to be the subject of a grand jury inquiry and most likely a trial.

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Jul 4, 2022

The issue and why Georgia is so important from a political point of view it's a critical swing state and there's a Senate seat up that could be a potentially quite competitive that the Democrats need to win. I think we are going to win it.

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