On March 18, 2004, exactly one month after concluding his bid for president, Howard Dean announced the launch of Democracy for America, outlining his vision for its work in a Seattle speech. As the first presidential campaign to turn into a national political action committee, Dean told supporters this people-powered group would aim to accomplish four main goals: promote grassroots democracy and bring new people into politics; support candidates and officeholders who tell the truth and stand up for what they believe; fight against special interests; and fight for progressive policies like health care for all, investment in children, equal rights under the law, fiscal responsibility, and a national security policy that makes America stronger.

10 years later we are still fighting for those ideals. Watch him kick off the start of Democracy for America: