Howard Dean, former Governor of Virginia, and 2004 Democratic nominee for President is probably going to go down in history as the grandfather of political internet campaigns. Dean ran a grassroots, left wing, anti-war campaign in late 2003, early 2004, that scared the wits out of the political establishment in the US. This little known Governor from a relatively obscure state in the north east almost shocked the establishment by winning the Iowa caucus.
Dean will probably only be remembered for the way he used the internet to raise money and organize but that does the man a disservice. Dean was passionate about what he believed in and got straight to the point. Below are parts 1 and 2 of a speech Dean gave to the California State Democratic Convention, on March 15, 2003. Known as the "What I want to know" speech Dean Dean shows how he was able to energize thousands of people. It really is a cliche but Dean was the forerunner for Barack Obama.
If you can't be bothered to sit through the whole speech do yourself a favour and watch the last 2 minutes of the second speech and try not to be impressed.
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