Howard Dean to campaign for Hillary Clinton

[portlander23]

Howard Dean to campaign for Hillary Clinton

Dean endorsed Clinton in December, snubbing Sanders, who is currently mounting an insurgent presidential bid similar to one Dean ran 11 years ago. And Dean appears to be stepping up his work for the former secretary of state’s campaign as the threat from Sanders becomes more real.

In his 1997 book “Outside in the House,” Sanders called Dean “a moderate-to-conservative Democrat,” which might as well be a four letter word for Sanders. When Sanders ran for reelection to Congress as a independent in 1996, most of the Democratic Party, including President Bill Clinton, tacitly supported Sanders over his Democratic challenger, Jack Long. “To the best of my knowledge, Governor Dean is the only major Democrat to come out for [Long],” Sanders noted at the time.

The former governor’s presidential bid made him a liberal icon not unlike Sanders, so he’s a valuable surrogate for Clinton as he can vouch for her progressivism and defend her from the left. And his star power makes him a desirable guest for party events.

But Dean’s support for Clinton has separated him from many of his former supporters, who have lined up behind Sanders and previously tried to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 presidential race. In fact, Dean ended up at odds with his own brother, who runs the group that spun off of Dean’s presidential campaign, when that group worked to draft Warren.

[99Forever]

1. Been nice knowing you, Dr.

Welcome to irrelevancy.

[frylock]

2. Is he going to campaign at one of those Conversations with Hillary she's still holding?

Where is she staging events that are open to the public?

[appalachiablue]

3. Best of luck Howard. This time get it in writing, in advance what they'll do for your efforts, kay?

[Chitown Kev]

4. Anyone who knows anything about Vermont politics knows

that Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders have never really gotten along with one another and have, at times, been rivals.