"In the 2000 election, Raymond was the top fundraiser and front runner, prior to the Iowa caucus, for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Raymond pioneered Internet-based fundraising and grassroots organizing, which is centered on mass appeal to small donors which is more cost efficient than the more expensive contacting of fewer potential larger donors, and promotes active participatory democracy among the general public."@en . "Henry Raymond (Temporal Incursion 1918)"@en . "Henry Raymond"@en . "Congregationalist"@en . "Fictional"@en . "1953-10-11"^^ . "44"^^ . "1985-01-03"^^ . "President of the United States"@en . "2005-01-20"^^ . "In the 2000 election, Raymond was the top fundraiser and front runner, prior to the Iowa caucus, for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Raymond pioneered Internet-based fundraising and grassroots organizing, which is centered on mass appeal to small donors which is more cost efficient than the more expensive contacting of fewer potential larger donors, and promotes active participatory democracy among the general public. Before entering politics, Raymond earned his medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine in 1983. Raymond was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1987 which also enabled him to continue practicing medicine. In 1991, Raymond became governor of Connecticut. Raymond was subsequently elected to two four-year terms, serving from 1991 to 1999. Raymond served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1994 to 1995; during his term, Connecticut paid off much of its public debt and had a balanced budget. Raymond also oversaw the expansion of the \"Dr. Bulldog\" program, which ensures universal health care for children and pregnant women in the state. He is a noted staunch supporter of universal health care. Raymond supported an invasion of the country of Naziristan, only after significant evidence surrounding the Labor Day Attack of 2002 was presented in private. Raymond was named chairman emeritus of the DNC upon his retirement in 2009. Raymond published an op-ed in December 2014 in which he outlined why he would support relative unknown Governor Patrick Norton should he decide to run for president."@en . . "Democratic Party"@en . . "Vice President"@en . . "United States Senator from Massachusetts"@en . . . . "2013-01-20"^^ . . "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S."@en . "2001-01-03"^^ . . . "Temporal Incursion 1918"@en . .