So I’ve been waiting until I had my movies from last Thursday ready before I officially announced my endorsement for Howard Dean as our next President of the United States, but now Time Magazine has announced it for me, so this is as good of a time as any 🙂
I actually didn’t consider myself a part of Dean’s constituency yet when I met Joe Klein on the ferry boat. (Although perhaps Joe could already tell at that point when I talked to him that my decision had been made, and I was won over.)
I actually decided during some point on the ferry ride back, after I had heard Dean speak and learned more about the various grassroots movements that supported him for a diverse range of reasons while interviewing the crowd after the rally. (Video of that going up today too.)
Just to clarify: This category isn’t going to be me trying to tell you how to vote. It’s just a place where I can explain in more detail about why I like Dean and why I’m voting for him in this week’s MoveOn Primary. (Please Register for the Primary now, if you haven’t already.)
It also hope that it will become a place where you can go to learn more about Howard Dean, as I learn more about him.
Here’s the article by Joe Klein for Time Magazine:
Why Dean Isn’t Going Away

In any case, Dean has unlocked a fairly new and vibrant Democratic constituency that transcends his left-wing peacenik stereotype. It is young, middle class, white and wired. Standing on the aft deck of the ferry from San Francisco to Marin County, the Governor was approached by a stream of computer geeks: a woman named Lisa Rein, who has a weblog; a man named Eric Predoehli, who has a website; as well as several people from among the 35,000–astonishing if true