As DNC chairman, Dean helped orchestrate the Democratic Party's retaking of the House and Senate in the 2006 elections.
Dean broke with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel on strategy for the election, favoring a 50-state approach rather than one targeted just on the competitive races. At left, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid celebrated at a rally on Nov. 8, 2006.
Dean broke with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel on strategy for the election, favoring a 50-state approach rather than one targeted just on the competitive races. At left, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid celebrated at a rally on Nov. 8, 2006.
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