] "We are definitely going to do religious
] outreach. We're definitely going to reach out to the
] evangelical community," he said.

What part of standing up for what we believe in puts reaching out to authoritarian christians at the top of the list? The actual priority for the party is "attempt to emulate the other guys because they are doing so well right now."

[ Yeah, that doesn't make me happy, though I didn't like the other guys any better. Still, I was kind of hoping he'd roll in there and say "Will we court religious voters? Of course, because religion in america is important, but we don't believe in exploiting religion in the service of politics, and we will not do that." Pandering to the fundie element -- and yes, I am making an equivalence relation between evangelicals and fundies -- should never be part of the democratic platform. -k]

Dean elected DNC chairman - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - February 13, 2005