Dean: '08 may hinge on race, immigration
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Race and immigration could determine the 2008 presidential race, Democratic Party chief Howard Dean told a group of Hispanic leaders Saturday.
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Howard Dean's bid for chairmanship of the Democratic Party has tapped into members' hunger for a fighter who can recruit new supporters, raise plenty of money and inspire enthusiasm in a party out of power.
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It seemed like old times: Howard Dean lambasted the Republicans in a speech before 300 cheering supporters at a union hall on Sunday. But now he is running not for president but for the national chairmanship of the Democratic Party.
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Key senators and the White House are eager to push their bipartisan immigration deal through the Senate by Memorial Day, but as details of the bargain emerged Monday
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Less than five months from today, South Carolina may host the first debate of the 2008 presidential cycle, said Democratic Party Chairman Joe Erwin.
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People should do more to welcome immigrants, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales says.
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NEW CHAIRMAN: Howard Dean, a former presidential candidate, is in line to be elected Democratic national chairman by members of the Democratic National Committee.
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Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Saturday the large turnout for the Iowa caucuses indicates Americans are looking for a Democrat to run the White House in 2008, but he added that the party still has to work to make that happen.
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With California leading the stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008 White House race by moving their primaries to early February -- a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big bank accounts.
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Democratic Party activists, recovering from a stinging November election loss and a fresh round of soul-searching, rallied around Howard Dean on Friday and promised a grass-roots drive to make the party competitive in the South, Midwest and Mountain states.
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Democrats face a challenge defending their gains in the 2006 midterm elections because "now it's what we do and not what we say," national chairman Howard Dean told party leaders Saturday.
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Winning votes in the Midwest will be crucial to Democratic hopes to regain power in Washington in November, party Chairman Howard Dean told about 400 young people at the College Democrats National Convention on Thursday.
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A U.S. congressman tells the Tech Industry Summit that Congress could pass an immigration reform bill by July.
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The high hurdles faced by congressional Democrats in their efforts to end the Iraq war make electing a Democratic president in 2008 the best way to finish the conflict, Democratic party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday.
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Less than a year ago, there was little indication that Virginia Republican George Allen would face much of a race in his bid for a second Senate term. With Democrats then struggling to find a credible challenger, Allen was widely expected to be able to spend a good part of this year in other states to prospect a possible bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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Call them a road test for 2008: The governors' elections this fall offer critical clues and tough trial runs for the arguments and ideas that will shape campaigns for the White House.
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Jockeying for the top job at the Democratic Party is under way after Election Day losses, with former presidential hopeful Howard Dean indicating an interest in the post while other names are circulating. Republicans may reward a GOP operative who helped engineer President Bush's re-election.