July 15, 2008
Posted: July 15th, 2008 12:05 PM ET

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Dean will travel across the country to encourage new voter registration.
Dean will travel across the country to encourage new voter registration.

(CNN)—Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is set to embark on a cross-country voter registration tour this Thursday.

The bus tour, called “Register for Change,’ will act as a mobile campaign office as the party seeks to build upon the record voter turnout during the primary season.

The tour kicks off in President Bush’s hometown of Crawford, Texas and coincides with the DNC’s 50-state strategy to hold forums across the country.

“People are really struggling,” Dean said. “They want different leadership, not more of the same failed Bush policies that John McCain will continue.”

From Texas the tour will continue on to stops in Louisiana and Mississippi where Dean will meet with local leaders and go neighborhood-to-neighborhood registering new voters and encouraging previously registered voters to unit around Barack Obama’s “strong message of change.”

The DNC says the tour will travel every part of the country, coming to a close at the party’s convention in Denver at the end of August.

Filed under: Barack Obama • Howard Dean


Big gator   July 15th, 2008 4:56 pm ET

Hill the Empty Pant Suit

CD   July 15th, 2008 4:54 pm ET

Hillary supporters are so naive, bias, bitter, whiners and are all hallucinators. What do you mean by a flawed process? The same process that nominated Al-Gore and no tantrums were thrown, the same process that nominated John Kerry and no tantrums and now a black man wins and the racists and wild clawed feminists are crying the process is flawed. It was Hillary that was throwing the kitchen sink, insulting Obama and praising our opponent John McCain because of her greed for power and now you dare point fingers at Obama? You Clinton supporters can go to hell and sit on a cold toilet sit for all I care, what an audacity and I'm tired of your twisted lies and pettiness. You guys want to destroy the democratic party? Well I've got news for you all today, it takes two to play this game and yes we can also destroy the party if Hillary ever dares to run again. Please stay home this november while we build the future. Nonsense!

Phil-Little Rock   July 15th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

Coward Dean really needs to wake up and realize he's gutless on so many issues.

Big gator   July 15th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

Nick put on your big boy pants and stop crying. Hill is lame just like her supporters(Jockstraps).

ch   July 15th, 2008 4:52 pm ET

Hope Chicago is on teh agenda – I’d love to give him a piece of my mind (and maybe a piece of my brain and a testicle too) about FL and MI. His weak leadership on the issue of counting these votes helped drive me out of the party.

Debby   July 15th, 2008 4:50 pm ET

Dean is the biggest idiot in the Dem. party next to Pelosme. No one wants to see his YEHA mug all over the US. This is the worse thing for Obama.

DEMOCRAT   July 15th, 2008 4:49 pm ET

Nick Casey – Good for you vote your beliefs... it is great and inspiring to know that you feel that Hillary and Mccain are running on the same issues... NOT wake up and smell coffee

Leon   July 15th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

Great job. We need the average Americans to register and vote these Republican bums out of off. Come on people let's do it and prove to the Bush cronies that "yes we can"...

eric   July 15th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

The DNC did nothing wrong to Hillary. She screwed herself over through poor campaigning. If those of you who thought race was an important issue and voted for Hillary because of it, you are more than welcome to leave my party. The GOP is the party of ignorant, stupid, racist white people who couldn't back a decent, intelligent candidate to save their lives. It's about time you all came out of the closet and declared yourselves for what you truly are. When you do, you can finally stop using some made up grievances against Hillary as cover for being ignorant and racist. Goodbye Debbie, Nick Casey, Texas Trail Dog, Francisco in NY, and the rest of you. Don't let the door hit you in the rear on yoru way out.

Tim Hutchins   July 15th, 2008 4:35 pm ET

Biden, your hateful mouth will drive so many more people into the Republican ranks. Come on down!!

Independant Vet   July 15th, 2008 4:31 pm ET

Howard Dean , lose lip service .

Get the first bus back home, we are all sick of H>D> an B. O.

The latest cartoon Got it correct of the OBAMA's. Nooooo 08

Sue CA   July 15th, 2008 4:22 pm ET

Texas Trail Dog......THE DNC DISENFRANCHISING MI. AND FL. IS WHAT KEPT HILLARY FROM THE NOMINATION.
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NOt only are you a hater but a liar as well the Florida and MI Republicans screwed every thing up and you know it ......Now you should wag your tail three times and shut the H_LL up!!!!

John   July 15th, 2008 4:21 pm ET

Well, he needs to register new voters since this lifelong Democrat and Clinton supporter (though I'd be happy with either Edwards or Richardson as the nominee as well) is not about to vote for the worst, most inexperienced, hypocritical and inept candidate since at least Dukakis. Though I won't vote for McCain either and may just have to sit out this election (which devastates me), I don't see how McCain could lose to Obama.

Veteran in Kansas   July 15th, 2008 4:18 pm ET

Best thing for Dean to do for the Democratic party is absolutely nothing, Dean and loser have come to mean the same thing.

DflateMacsStr8TalkXpress: Econ MIA, AWOL on facts, POW from reality   July 15th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

Aren't you amnesic Clinton cocktail drinkers too busy helping her pay off the debt she so willfully incurred by her own stubbornness? Maybe you can donate to the cause of the other inflexible, headstrong candidate who currently is sitting in the oval office since he continues to think this is such "hard work" and we are now "in difficult times" and "we need to contunue to fight Al Qaeda in Iraq" (meanwhile ignoring them in Afghaistan where they are resurging.) You really are pretty pathetic excuses for Democrats.

As Phil Gramm said (off topic), "We're becoming a nation of whiners. " And you prove that everyday day with your persistent mutiny.
PUMA to Iraq is what I say!

Jeff, AL   July 15th, 2008 4:08 pm ET

Good grief! Howard you idiot. It's absolutely amazing how many mistakes you've made as chair of the DNC. Registering voters is a worthy cause. Disenfranchising voters is not.

Gary in VA   July 15th, 2008 4:07 pm ET

I am so tired of this Hillary Clinton stuff. I can't wait until Obama wins and we don't have to deal with the hillary joke anymore. I will be donating the maximum allowed amount after the Primaries after the convention so hillary want get one dime of my money. If they 18,00,000 voters support here so much then why isn't her debt paid off. She lost because she ran a bad campaign. It being in debt is a prime example of poor leadership/management skills. Obama 08 all the way.

Broad street buddy   July 15th, 2008 4:06 pm ET

WOOHHOOOOOO!!!!!

Debbie   July 15th, 2008 4:05 pm ET

Sorry, Howie! This 35+ years loyal democrat is no longer so loyal. The Dems treatment of Hillary and your annointing of the disingenuous Empty Suit as the nominee have turned me off. I'm writing in or staying home. Frankly I am as uninspired by Obama's demagoguing and lack of substance as I am by McCain's blather. Neither of these guys should ever get close to the Oval Office as far as I'm concerned.

MikeH   July 15th, 2008 4:02 pm ET

Nick Casey, you are a liar.

Bill from Florida, you are really Nick Casey using a different I.A.

Back to the subject now, Dean's a good strategist but a lousy spokesman. He should stay in the background and let someone more...uh...in control front this program.

Obama/Clinton '08   July 15th, 2008 4:00 pm ET

I see a lot of bitter comments from Hillary Clinton supporters that have nothing to do with this posting. The only thing worse than losers are sore losers- and that's what y'all are.

Go ahead, support McCain- that means you'll be supporting not one, but TWO losing candidates this year.

You can tell that to your grandchildren someday.

CLINTON 08 VP   July 15th, 2008 3:59 pm ET

UNITED WE'RE STRONGER

OBAMA (P) & CLINTON (VP) 2008-2014

NO TO "BUSH II" (MCCAIN), NO TO MR. WAR, MR. DEATH, MR. OOPS I BUMP MY HEAD, YOU'RE TOO OLD AND YOU ARE "WAR-SICK" SINCE YOU WERE PRISONER IN VIETNAM, YOU WON'T BE PRESIDENT!

Chuck   July 15th, 2008 3:59 pm ET

Howard Dean makes George Bush look like a genius!!!

Vote Nader   July 15th, 2008 3:56 pm ET

I am going to stab a pencil in my ears if I hear "failed Bush policies" or "John McCain will continue" again.

Are the first 100 days of the Democratic Congress over yet? I can't wait until they have everything fixed like they promised.

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

BR   July 15th, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Hmmm, registering every dead person, illegal immigrant, and anyone who they can get. Wonder why that is? Typical liberal mantra, vote early vote often.

Marilyn   July 15th, 2008 3:52 pm ET

It won't do any good. The DNC and the media have "selected" the wrong candidate this year.

Herman in LA   July 15th, 2008 3:49 pm ET

Chairman Howard Dean your the best dean we have every had for the DNC party and I look forward to working with you on the west coast...

Brandon Hillary PUMA for Mc Cain-Pa   July 15th, 2008 3:48 pm ET

Lets hope he doesnt leave those red states huh......

Brandon Hillary PUMA for Mc Cain-Pa   July 15th, 2008 3:48 pm ET

What an biased idiot maybe he can scream for votes in those red states that should go over real well huh...

"Not this time" dean
Mc Cain 2008-No Hussein

Julie 22   July 15th, 2008 3:48 pm ET

I wonder how many cemetarys they will stop at.lol

Linda31   July 15th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

Dean really needs to start raising funds. I am happy with the candidate, but Dean's management of the party and the funds is lacking.

Bill From Florida   July 15th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

Nick Casey...

Good for you... Millions of people agree with you 100%

Proud American   July 15th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

Lets Go Dems!!!!!!

Brian from Knoxville   July 15th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

Come to Tenn Dean, I know my newspaper delivery job will welcome you to Tenn.

Jan from Boca Raton   July 15th, 2008 3:43 pm ET

Go get them, Dean!!! Let's register more to defeat that lunatic McCain. I know I will deliver my pizzas better now that you are on a quest.

Was a Democrat-Now an Independent   July 15th, 2008 3:41 pm ET

Too bad, Dean. This farce of a primary that did not even include all fifty states was a disgrace to the Democratic Party. I am no longer part of a party that does not count the vote of each citizen. By this, I mean of course, the travesties that occurred in Florida and Michigan. The race could have been completely different if Florida and Michigan voters actually had an opportunity to participate in the process.You know, that whole right iof "free and fair" elections we receive as American citizens. I do not recognize the Democtic nominee as being duly elected. He was pushed over by the super delegates, just as Hillary Clinton would have been. I no longer recognize the Democratic Party, and Howard Dean's 50 state strategy should be changed to the 48 state strategy as it is obvious they do not want or care if all states vote. It is disgusting and an affront to the American people.

Saad from NJ   July 15th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

This is the reason why Democrats do not control 100% of the Senate, Congress, Supreme Court, White House and everything under the sun.... After the goof ups of Republicans for the last 8 years, they SHOULD!!!

Howard Dean as a chairman, God bless the Democrats. I have donated across the Aile to candidates and will do more to Obama but will never donate to DNC because of this guy.

shannon   July 15th, 2008 3:38 pm ET

Dean's an idiot.

ANGIE   July 15th, 2008 3:38 pm ET

no need to worry dean im not a democrat but an independent that is sick to death of the current adminstration and i know mccain will be the same dont worry obama has my vote along with alot of others i have people involved who never got invovled in politicts before!!! that will be voting for senator obama

Francisco in NY   July 15th, 2008 3:38 pm ET

Having been a Democrat all my life I can truly say I am sick at what the DNC has turned the party into. Represent Change ? Hardly. It's more of the same and Dean is entrenched so deep in this mess I wouldn't trust anything he says or endorses and that goes for WhamBama. I'd rather give my vote to Nader or McCain than the DNC !

whiner   July 15th, 2008 3:35 pm ET

he should take hillary with him.then her supporters could contribute something GOOD for her party.

Ed   July 15th, 2008 3:31 pm ET

"They want different leadership, not more of the same..." You are so right, Howard! We want new leadership... of the DNC! You have done such a horrendous job by annointing this unqualified race-baiting empty suit and shoving him down the throats of your party's constituents. Howard, you are toast in November.

Bendo   July 15th, 2008 3:31 pm ET

Good, but have a plan to get all those new registered Dems to the polls on NOv.4....registration doesnt mean a thing if they dont actually go and vote....and make sure they have an ID......the repubs will be looking for anything to disqualify voters who vote Democratic!

Obama Supporter from FL   July 15th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

I don't know about kicking it off in Crawford, TX. The last thing that was kicked off in Craword made the entire US and the world wish it had just stayed in TX.

Texas Trail Dog   July 15th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

Get ready America here comes a great American. THE GREATEST LOSER OF ALL LOSER'S. WHEN HE COMES TO TOWN REMEMBER HE AND THE DNC DISENFRANCHISING MI. AND FL. IS WHAT KEPT HILLARY FROM THE NOMINATION. LET'S ALL SHOW HIM OUR GRATITUDE WHEN HE COMES TO OUR TOWN OR CITY.

Nick Casey   July 15th, 2008 3:25 pm ET

I am a lifelong Democratic voter, and was so enthusiastic this year. I am, however, disgusted with the party – the treatment of Sen. Clinton, the flawed process, and with Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi. I am a California Democrat that is switching Independent and I will either WRITE IN Hillary Clinton, or vote John McCain. –politicnick22@yahoo.com (Rocklin, CA)

Angus McDugan   July 15th, 2008 3:24 pm ET

Just don't do any of that high pitch yelling.

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