In a fundraising solicitation for the Democratic Governors Association, Howard Dean brings back to life the specter of George W. Bush in charge of government, adding that the new field of up-and-coming Republicans could "actually be worse."

Dean explains to supporters why this year's governor's races are the most important: redistricting. If Republicans win a majority of the 37 governor's races up for grabs this year, the party could craft itself several more House seats in the following election, he argues.

Dean writes:

Not only do we all remember how bad the Bush-Cheney years were, we're still trying to dig out of the economic, foreign policy, and environmental holes they dumped us in.

Lately, I've been wondering -- could this new crop of Republicans actually be worse? I don't think even George W. Bush would be caught saying some of the nonsense we've heard from some of the folks winning GOP primaries and vying for nominations.

We have to draw a line in the sand. With 37 governors' races currently underway, there's a very real possibility that these "new" Republicans could gerrymander their way to majority control of Congress.
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And if they win these 37 governors' races, they'll be able to engineer a gerrymandered redistricting process that redraws congressional boundaries and rewrites the definition of 'fair elections' to the Republicans' benefit.

The e-mail is part of the DGA's "Redistricting Fund," with a goal of raising $150,000 by the June 30 campaign finance report deadline.

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