Eric Friedman was a Kerry delegate to the national Convention in Boston last summer. He heard Howard Dean speak a few times while there. He is now supporting Dean for DNC Chair. He suggests the following way of getting the DNC's attention.
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Would you be interested in trying to help kickstart the following idea to get Dean elected as Party Chair? My mom, Celeste, and I came up with this two nights ago and are trying to get the word out. I thought you may be interested in trying to get a grass roots movement going and would consider sending it out to your email lists. Basically the idea is to pledge to the DNC a check for $20.06 towards 2006 if they elect Howard Dean as our Chair.
Regardless of this past election, Howard Dean is the best thing to happen to our Party in years and deserves a chance to bring us back to being Democrats, the party that puts People First. Please read the following letter (below the fold) and feel free to forward it or extrapolate it if you agree with its premise.
Dear Fellow Democrat,
Since Howard Dean has announced his desire to serve as chair of the Democratic National Committee, some among the DNC leadership are already balking that Dean is "too liberal." In other words, the DNC continues to see itself as the Republican-Lite Party. How quickly they forget what happened to Tom Daschle when, in his re-election bid last year, he tried to be all things to all people. The Democratic Party needs a leader who stands for the traditional Party values that put People First.
We are asking that all Democrats who support Dean for DNC chair, send an e-mail to the DNC at www.democrats.org to express their support.
In addition, inform them that upon Howard Dean's confirmation as national chair, you will pledge to send a check for $20.06 to the DNC expressing your approval, explaining that under Dean's leadership, that's exactly what we stand to win: 2006. $20.06 for 2006, a figure they won't easily forget.
Thank you for your continued support and activism,
Eric Friedman and Celeste McConnell
Santa Barbara, CA