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Howard Dean is the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, and was the longtime governor of Vermont before that.

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Howard Dean
stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet:

"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."

By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2017
Howard Dean
stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview:

Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.

By Tom Kertscher • November 18, 2016
Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."

By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016
Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe":

"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.

By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015
Howard Dean
stated on November 12, 2010 in a KLRU interview:

"Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before."

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 5, 2010

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