Governor Howard Dean Keynotes 21st Century Democrats' Annual Dinner

Released: Mar 31, 2004 3:44 PM

Dean, Democracy for America, and 21st Century Democrats are the future of the progressive movement

Washington, DC - This evening at the 21st Century Democrats' Annual Dinner, Governor Howard Dean delivered the keynote address and encouraged his supporters and progressives across the country to build on the momentum created by his campaign. He encouraged supporters to work with 21st Century Democrats to develop the skills necessary to help elect progressives at every level of government this fall.

"My presidential campaign was about bringing real change to this country," said Dean. "Tonight we move a step closer to that goal. I'm thrilled to be working with 21st Century Democrats to mobilize our grassroots network of leaders and take back our country."

Just two weeks ago in Seattle, Governor Dean announced the creation of Democracy for America, an organization created to sustain grassroots involvement in the democratic process. At the announcement, Governor Dean also made public the fact that Democracy for America has formed a strategic partnership with 21st Century Democrats to help train and mobilize the hundreds of thousands of Dean supporters across the country.

"Training and placing grassroots activists on progressive campaigns is our bread and butter," said 21st Century Democrats Executive Director Kelly Young. "So our partnership with Governor Dean is a perfect fit. He brings hundreds of thousands of grassroots activists to the table. We specialize in taking those activists and training them to win races. We're going to have an army of progressive workers in the field. They'll be working at every level - presidential, congressional, legislative, you name it. We're going to see a revolution on Election Day 2004."

21st Century Democrats and Democracy for America will work together to recruit, train, and place activists on campaigns in targeted races around the country. During his campaign for president, Governor Dean created a grassroots network of over 640,000 people.

21st Century Democrats has built a reputation for supporting progressive candidates at every level. They have trained more than 4,000 activists to date and helped to elect nearly 100 Democratic candidates.

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For more information about the 21st Century Democrats, please visit their website at www.21stdems.org. For more information about Democracy for America, please visit their website at www.democracyforamerica.com.