Well, There Goes a Part of My Past

Democracy for America, the political group that grew from Howard Dean’s 2004 Presidential campaign, is being shut down.

Democracy for America, a liberal group founded by former presidential candidate Howard Dean, is planning to shut down unless a last-minute savior comes through, according to three people familiar with the plans.

The political action committee notified remaining employees that their last day will be Thursday, the people said. A number of the 13 to 15 employees on the organization’s payroll in early November had already been laid off in recent weeks.

I haven’t thought about the organization in years.