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Former Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Howard Dean had announced launching of a new political organization called "Democracy for America" to support "progressive causes and candidates" and to "continue the grassroots activism" that powered his presidential campaign. Certainly, it sounds like an interesting concept, and a nice catchphrase. What Say You?
Dean has laid out the following four founding principles for his Democracy for America initiative:
- a commitment to a strong, sustained grassroots involvement in democracy
- a commitment to promoting an America where candidates and office holders tell the truth about policy choices and stand up for what they believe
- a commitment to fighting against the influence and agenda of the two pillars of George W. Bush's Washington: the far right wing and their radical, divisive policies, and the selfish special interests who for too long have dominated politics, and
- a commitment to fighting for progressive policies, like health care for all, investment in children, equal rights under the law, fiscal responsibility, and a national security policy that makes America stronger by advancing progressive values.
Dean had described the following five goals of his Democracy for America initiative:
- Recruit and encourage progressive candidates to run for office at every level. We will help them find the resources to campaign successfully with small donations from grassroots supporters, to begin to break the stranglehold special interests have on the political process.
- Raise funds for Congressional candidates for whom financial support could be the key to winning, and whose election will be key to winning back a House of Representatives that has become the tool of the Republican right wing.
- Develop strategic partnerships with other progressive organizations to maximize resources for candidate recruitment, training, and organization.
- Build relationships with other political initiatives to focus on the failed, destructive policies of the Bush administration.
- Harness the power of the Internet to enlarge and support our grassroots organization committed to taking back America from special interests that control the right wing leadership of our Congress and the White House.
Based on the above, it certainly seems to be the right prescription.
The question of the hour is, What Say You?
BTW, their website adress is: Democracy For America (DFA)