Author: Rick Klau

The next time you see a comment in a press wondering rhetorically whether the grassroots support will make a difference, tell the journalist to pay attention on July 2. That’s when Meetup goes from a social setting to an activist organization. Marching orders are a-comin’!

Elanor Clift picks up on the juggernaut that is becoming the Dean campaign in a Newsweek Web exclusive: The buzz is that Howard Dean will post over $4 million. Two rival camps privately predict that Dean will come close to $6 million. There is panic in the air [from rival campaigns]. Democrats have won the…

It’s official – Governor Dean took nearly 44% of the vote, an almost 2-1 margin over the nearest candidate (Kucinich). While this means that Governor Dean doesn’t get MoveOn’s endorsement (the endorsement would only result in a 50%+ showing), it’s a strong statement of support from the more than 139,000 voters who expressed support in…

The UK Publication The Lawyer is reporting that another firm is dissolving: Chicago firm Altheimer & Gray is set to dissolve, following Brobeck Phleger & Harrison into the history books as two of the legal sector.

I won’t name names (why would I want to do that?!) but I have it on good authority from two sources that a certain top-tier Democratic candidate (no, not Governor Dean) hasn’t cashed checks from at least six weeks ago from multiple donors. These donors gave on different occasions. Yet none has received an acknowledgement…

Taegan Goddard points to an AP report that sums up the whisper numbers from the campaigns: Kerry $5m Dean $4.5m Edwards $4m-$5m Lieberman $4m Graham $2m-$3m It’s highly likely that these numbers are lowballed – both in an attempt to goose last minute numbers and to not show cards before the final tallies are in…

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This is pretty damn funny. Dave Letterman takes aim at our candidate in last night’s Top 10 — I think it’s a fair bet there’s a few Dean supporters on the Late Show staff, wouldn’t you say? 10. You’ve actually heard of him9. Whenever he discusses plans to revitalize economy, you get goosebumps8. Named your…

Well, I returned from vacation to have 1700+ e-mails waiting for me and nearly 1000 items in my aggregator. Three days later, I’m still digging out… Aside from the information overload, I’m actually having fun this week. We got home Saturday night, and my wife was kind enough to watch the boys Sunday night so…

photo by Joe DeCock As many know, Governor Dean was in Chicago on Sunday. Following his Meet the Press appearance, he flew to Chicago to participate in the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition candidate forum, then attended two fundraisers in Chicago: a small-dollar event at O’Brien’s Restaurant and a large-dollar event at Landmark Arts Gallery on Randolph. Kudos…