Dean hopes to turn Nevada blue in '08

Dean hopes to turn Nevada blue in '08

"'I understand we're not going to win in rural Nevada. But if we can increase from 35 to 45 percent, we're going to win.'"

FASCINATING how the Dean era at the DNC is beginning with a Red State tour. There's also a good report today from Mississippi, and last week he knocked their socks off in Kansas.

He's going to places that haven't seen a major Democratic figure in years. He's playing for the long term, to complete the national organizing work that didn't come to fruition last year.

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