Howard Dean went from an uncontrollable Democratic presidential nominee to the man who controls the inner workings of the Democratic party.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:57:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42267/dean-will-step-down-as-dnc-chairman.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHoward Dean will step down as chairman of the Democratic National Committee at the end of his term in January, the Huffington Post reports. Although the success of Dean’s “50-state strategy” fueled speculation that he would stay on, the post is likely to go to an Obama insider like Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, co-chair of the president-elect’s campaign.http://www.newser.com/story/42267/dean-will-step-down-as-dnc-chairman.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 10 Nov 2008 14:05:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41694/victory-would-vindicate-dean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf Democrats clean up tonight as expected, it’ll be a vindicating victory for Howard Dean. The DNC’s infamous screamer locked horns with many in his party over his “50-state strategy,” but this election his seemingly quixotic venture has borne fruit, the Hill reports. Barack Obama is within striking distance in places like North Carolina and Indiana, while Democrats could pick up congressional seats in deep-red Mississippi and even Alaska.http://www.newser.com/story/41694/victory-would-vindicate-dean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Nov 2008 6:44:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33298/gimmickry-makes-mccain-the-howard-dean-of-2008.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhat’s the most apt parallel for John McCain’s underdog White House run? It’s Howard Dean’s gimmick-loving, maturity-lacking 2004 run, Ezra Klein writes in the American Prospect . McCain’s “whimsy” shone yesterday with ads in Berlin, NH; Berlin, Penn.; and Berlin, Wis. (with Barack Obama in the German capital)—proving again that his presidential bid, like Dean’s, lacks the appropriate “maturity and savvy.”http://www.newser.com/story/33298/gimmickry-makes-mccain-the-howard-dean-of-2008.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Jul 2008 16:24:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29192/dems-move-to-end-clinton-campaign.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Democratic party's three top leaders wasted no time in calling on all outstanding superdelegates this morning to make up their minds by Friday. Only a few hours after Barack Obama laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Howard Dean issued a carefully worded statement that pushes for closure but does not push superdelegates toward Obama, observes the LA Times .http://www.newser.com/story/29192/dems-move-to-end-clinton-campaign.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 04 Jun 2008 7:04:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25835/dems-assail-mccain-on-war.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama and John McCain clashed over Iraq today, as the DNC readies an ad campaign criticizing McCain's now-infamous remark about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. In a Fox News interview, Obama pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq even if Gen. David Petraeus advised against it. But the McCain camp says Obama's leadership "can't deliver."http://www.newser.com/story/25835/dems-assail-mccain-on-war.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 21:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25671/reid-pelosi-talk-tough-to-superdelegates.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHarry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Howard Dean plan to coordinate demands that uncommitted Democratic superdelegates endorse a candidate—and well before August's convention. Senate Majority Leader Reid said yesterday that “this matter will be over no later than July 1,” Congressional Quarterly reports. House Speaker Pelosi added that the party's nominee needs to start the general-election battle before August.http://www.newser.com/story/25671/reid-pelosi-talk-tough-to-superdelegates.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 21:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24176/dean-mitt-was-the-candidate-i-feared-most.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMitt Romney would have been a better GOP candidate than John McCain, Howard Dean told the press yesterday—with unlimited cash resources and a willingness to “say anything” to win. “I know him from New England,” the top Dem said, and he “was the candidate I feared the most.” Dean said the Republicans underestimated Mitt, the Wall Street Journal reports, even as he gave a preview of Dems' tacks for the general election.http://www.newser.com/story/24176/dean-mitt-was-the-candidate-i-feared-most.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 21:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23634/no-deal-on-mich-fla-until-june-dean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida and Michigan delegates will likely have to wait until June to see whether they can participate in the party’s convention, Howard Dean said on Face the Nation today. The DNC chairman said Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would rather focus on the final primaries, which will end on June 3, the AP reports. "But I think we can work it out, and I want to work it out," he said.http://www.newser.com/story/23634/no-deal-on-mich-fla-until-june-dean.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 21:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23255/dems-closer-to-florida-deal-dean-vows-to-seat-delegates.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Obama and Clinton campaigns and the DNC are discussing a plan to seat Florida’s 185-delegate slate according to the outlaw primary’s results—but to give the delegates only half a vote each, Politico reports. Separately, Dean met with Florida Democratic leaders today and declared, "We will absolutely seat the delegation at the convention.”http://www.newser.com/story/23255/dems-closer-to-florida-deal-dean-vows-to-seat-delegates.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 21:51:55 CDT