Category Archives: Inside the Campaign

Since this blog entry about a Dean Haiku contest, the staff here has been abusing our staff email list by sending out their favorite Haiku. Here was my entry: Dean’s voice on the phone Answering machines that know You have … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took the 2.5-hour trip on route 89 to Burlington, VT to visit the national headquarters of the campaign. First, the drive is beautiful. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and the few signs of humanity incorporated smoothly into nature. Also, the … Continue reading →

The state of reporting at PoliticsNH yields this story (in both senses of the word): Dean supporters meetup in Portsmouth My question is this: how could you be old enough to be a reporter, and not know who Wedge Antilles … Continue reading →

Meetup was tonight, and all around the country people saw this video. Who would be front and center in the video (NYC section towards the end), but my friend Seth! He’s the one with the shaved head and black shirt … Continue reading →

Continuing with the national theme, I’ll be sleepless in the office on IM. Feel free to poke me on IM. Then, tomorrow, it’s off to northern NH to camp! Two days of NH staff training and bonding. I’ll be training … Continue reading →

F#(&! Well, the semifinals went well. Despite my piss poor hitting, we crushed Gephardt. Dr Dean himself was in attendance, and boy did we put on a show for him. The final was 14-3. Then we waited as Lieberman and … Continue reading →

…love, war, running for president, and playing softball when you’re running for president. Semi’s *and* the finals are tomorrow. Here’s the recap (as reported by ABC’s The Note): From the Dean campaign: “The Dean for America Campaign today defeated Senator … Continue reading →

1st, this ARG poll comes out. Medium story, short: Dean 28% – Kerry 21% Then, the Falls Church leg of the Sleepless Summer tour surpasses 2,000 registered participants (thanks to my parents and Jane’s advertising). And tonight, Gov Dean was … Continue reading →

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Almost time for round 1 of the intra-campaign softball tourney. You can read all about it here. Diesel’s pissed and ready to rock. Time to shine, baby. UPDATE: Dean 13 – Lieberman 7 Onto the Semi’s!