Salon: Blogland’s Man of the People

The Web has found its candidate for president, and his name is Howard Dean.

By Farhad Manjoo

Late on Sunday night, Joe Trippi, Howard Dean’s presidential campaign manager, posted a short note on the campaign’s blog to thank Dean’s supporters for a successful three-month period of fundraising. Since April, Dean had raised $6.3 million, more money than any other Democratic candidate — but with the end of the financial quarter approaching in less than 24 hours, Trippi had one more request for Howard Dean fans all over the Web: “We are going to make one last push to $6.5 million tomorrow and see what happens,” he wrote. “We need your help — spread the word that this campaign is rolling — that we are making history together. Get one more person to sign on to the campaign and contribute.”

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July 3, 2003 | Filed Under Dean, News Mentions | Comment