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...gives me no particular pleasure to set the historical record straight,” he read Tuesday morning from a prepared statement. “I do so for two reasons. First, historians and scholars of the presidency deserve to base their judgments and assessments on facts. Bill Clinton was not propelled, as he claims, into running for president in 1992 in part because he was courageous in responding to threats he received from me or from anyone else. Second, our political system needs more trust and less cynicism...Fabricating stories does not contribute to building the trust that...
...rather than focus on the past, Dean centered his speech on what he identified as the need not only to elect a Democratic president, but also to build a solid base of progressives for the future...
Former Vermont Gov. Howard B. Dean opened the Campaign for America’s Future “Take Back America” speaker series at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge Tuesday, focusing on building a progressive base for the future...
...Dean said voting in this election was not enough to sustain the Democratic Party. He called on attendees to energize and expand the Democratic base not only by voting in elections, but also by running for office themselves...
Having capable and progressive people run for offices like school board member would make a positive contribution to the Democratic base, Dean said. People would feel more involved in the party if participation in government started from the grassroots level, he said...