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...this past year, when former Vermont governor Howard Dean fought his battle to remake the Democratic party in his image, O’Mary was at his side...
According to Matt Vogel, a Dean press aide, the town hall events O’Mary had run in Spokane, Washington went unusually smoothly in a campaign where things often went wrong. This was not lost on Howard Dean. “It wasn’t like he said, ‘I need someone on the road with me,’” says Vogel. “He said, I want Michael O’Mary with me. I want someone who’s done this before...
...most accounts, Dean trusted O’Mary absolutely. O’Mary estimates that in those months, they spent about 90% of Dean’s waking hours together. And as America discovered Howard Dean, O’Mary learned more esoteric details, such as Dean’s obsession with collecting state quarters and his fondness for a certain kind of Wisconsin root beer...
...When I’d done trips for Al or Tipper Gore or for Hillary Clinton, the rule of thumb was, 100 people say they’re going to show up, 75 will,” says O’Mary. “If for Howard Dean 100 people said they were going to show up, you better have room...
...this pursuit, Kerry continues the work begun by Gov. Howard Dean’s campaign. Regardless of the Dean campaign’s intrinsic merits, or even of Dean’s own personal appeal, his campaign resonated with what his advisers optimistically termed “Generation Dean.” If Kerry can capture that energy and enthusiasm, stoke it, and harness it, he will surely benefit in November while doing an invaluable service for the country that transcends his own political fortunes. In fact, we strongly encourage all politicians, from across the political spectrum, to genuinely reach...