Howard Dean has ambitious goals in this race - he says "it's not just about winning the White House, it's about changing the Democratic party." This is a message that resonates with many who believe that the politicians in Washingtons have neglected to represent the interests of the voters. Authorizing the president to go to war w/Iraq is not the only issue of disagreement between the party and the people; they are divided on other serious issues as well. While Democratic base voters would repeal taxcuts to fund healthcare and cut the deficit, many of their Congressmen are reluctant to call for the repeal and have a record of backing the taxcuts. Also Democratic voters are also vocal about pro-choice and civil rights for homosexuals while their Congressmen either hold more conservative positions or have the same progressive positions but are ambivalent about them for fear of offending conservative voters. (Remember Tom Daschle against gay marriage?) Should the Democratic politicans embrace the more liberal positions? Or would that mean the party would lose even more seats in Congress than it already has in the 2002 midterms.