Hillary and Rahm

"Hillary urges Dean to raise campaign funds"- (Newsday):

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took a backhanded swipe at Democratic National Committee boss Howard Dean Thursday, saying Dean's long-term party-building efforts should take a back seat to fundraising for the midterm elections.

"The [Republican National Committee] is pouring tens of millions of dollars into races and we're not matching that," Clinton said during a DNC fundraiser in Washington.

"We're doing investments, you know, in ground and other efforts which will be very beneficial, but the RNC has about $60 million to $70 million waiting to drop on our candidates," she added.
(snip)
Clinton campaign spokeswoman Ann Lewis said the senator's remarks weren't meant to be critical of Dean, calling them "a positive reference to the 50-state strategy and also a recognition that we still need to raise money for Democrats."

"Emanuel lays out Dem strategy"- (Chicago Sun-Times):

After talking about their book, Emanuel and Reed took some questions. A woman wanted to know about the disagreement Emanuel had with Dean. "My staff has recommended that I take my beta-blockers,'' said Emanuel, a line he has been using lately.

The persistent woman was not to be so easily deflected, and who knows, she might have been buying a book, which is why they were there at the bookstore, after all. Emanuel was challenged about the "need to get our feet on the ground.'' He then talked about what he called the "joint agreement'' with Dean.

Key to the Dems' House strategy is picking up a hot political market segment -- drop-off voters. They are sought-after micro- targets for Democrats in 2006. They are the voters who turned out in the 2004 presidential year but may well stay home in November.

"And the entire focus of our effort, God willing there are no reporters in here to make sure the NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] hears about it, and that means that is to focus on those people who do vote presidential but don't vote in non-presidential years,'' Emanuel said.

"And our entire resources of mail, telephone, door knocking and person-to-person contact is to that universe. . . . That's what we are doing.''