Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said he's "throwing down a marker" with a $300,000 television ad campaign designed to set himself apart from the field of Democratic presidential candidates.
"My message is very clear: Democrats need to stand up and be proud to be Democrats again," he said.
"We're not being shy about this," said Joe Trippi, Dean's campaign manager. "We're not running a sit-back-and-watch campaign. We're being very aggressive, because that's what we think is needed to beat George Bush."
Personally, I'm a "yellow dog" Democrat--I'll vote for a yellow dog over any Republican. But one thing I like about Dean is that he's unafraid to take aWol on. Whether this resonates with the electorate remains to be seen.