Tuesday, March 01, 2005

DNC chairman Dean tries to shore up Miss. Democratic base

New Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Tuesday told Mississippi Democrats that their party can include people with a wide range of political beliefs. Speaking to reporters before a state party dinner in Jackson, the former Vermont governor said Democrats who call themselves "pro-life" should be comfortable in the party.

"I think the biggest difference between pro-life people in the Democratic Party and pro-life people in the Republican Party is that pro-life Democrats care about children after they are born, not just before," Dean said. Dean, an early front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination last year before his campaign faded after early primaries, was set to speak to a standing-room only crowd of about 900 at the Clarion Hotel near downtown Jackson. Cont.

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