Howard Dean: The Democratic Party’s ‘50-State Strategy Has Gone into Some Disrepair’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER What ░░░░░░░░ do you think applies ░░░░░░░░ Dean I actually think ░░░░░░░░ the 50 state strategy ░░░░░░░░ gone into some disrepair ░░░░░░░░ President Obama who was ░░░░░░░░ terrific president but he ░░░░░░░░ t have a lot ░░░░░░░░ use for the DNC ░░░░░░░░ trying to set up ░░░░░░░░ parallel organization the DNC ░░░░░░░░ apart for about eight ░░░░░░░░ It s got to ░░░░░░░░ rebuilt The problem with ░░░░░░░░ DNC is it s ░░░░░░░░ the Beltway organization still ░░░░░░░░ have actually been working ░░░░░░░░ some people who are ░░░░░░░░ in my campaign and ░░░░░░░░ are involved with the ░░░░░░░░ that I ran to ░░░░░░░░ to figure out how ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans did I ░░░░░░░░ the clip of Rose ░░░░░░░░ we ought to do ░░░░░░░░ Howard Dean did well ░░░░░░░░ now have to do ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans did The ░░░░░░░░ have run a real ░░░░░░░░ state strategy for quite ░░░░░░░░ time What they do ░░░░░░░░ we don t although ░░░░░░░░ try but our setup ░░░░░░░░ t right for it ░░░░░░░░ run candidates for every ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ America often financed by ░░░░░░░░ like the Koch brothers ░░░░░░░░ run for school board ░░░░░░░░ run for state representative ░░░░░░░░ run for city council ░░░░░░░░ have to do that ░░░░░░░░ Smith once said that ░░░░░░░░ is simply war by ░░░░░░░░ means Republicans learned that ░░░░░░░░ They practiced it We ░░░░░░░░ yet to do that ░░░░░░░░ actually think Harris ran ░░░░░░░░ very good campaign I ░░░░░░░░ t criticize it I ░░░░░░░░ t think the DNC ░░░░░░░░ a terrible job I ░░░░░░░░ t criticize the DNC ░░░░░░░░ are still not in ░░░░░░░░ state giving the states ░░░░░░░░ is not enough because ░░░░░░░░ lot of state parties ░░░░░░░░ t working properly because ░░░░░░░░ don t have money ░░░░░░░░ have to set up ░░░░░░░░ organization which may be ░░░░░░░░ parallel organization that s ░░░░░░░░ Washington and that s ░░░░░░░░ financed and I think ░░░░░░░░ business communities the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the community will get ░░░░░░░░ before the people inside ░░░░░░░░ Beltway It is middle ░░░░░░░░ on steroids They are ░░░░░░░░ They work hard It ░░░░░░░░ all about them all ░░░░░░░░ time even the people ░░░░░░░░ like You have to ░░░░░░░░ not on the next ░░░░░░░░ race but you got ░░░░░░░░ focus on the state ░░░░░░░░ races in Missouri if ░░░░░░░░ show up at their ░░░░░░░░ consistently eventually you are ░░░░░░░░ to win That happens ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ it and we have ░░░░░░░░ build it It cannot ░░░░░░░░ run out of Washington.”