| Voting has begun After less than a day, over 150,000 people have voted in the MoveOn primary. If we exceed 210,000 voters, we'll beat the 2000 Democratic turnout for the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary combined. Voting takes about a minute -- you can let us know now who MoveOn should endorse for President at: If you haven't voted yet, or are not on the mailing list yet, this is the link for you... You may be wondering why it's so important that you vote. The simple answer is that we want this process to reflect the true views of the MoveOn membership. The only way we can ensure that that's true is if as many members participate as possible. By midnight on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members will have indicated who they want MoveOn to support. If any candidate gets over 50% of the vote, MoveOn will endorse that candidate and immediately start organizing and raising money for him or her. If no one gets over 50%, we'll highlight all of the campaigns and continue the process. Here's why voting in the primary is so important: EVERYONE'S WATCHING. From the Washington Post to CNN, major media outlets are ready to report on the results of the primary. Your vote will help determine the outcome, which could have a big impact on how different campaigns are perceived in the press. ORDINARY PEOPLE CHOOSE. In most primary processes, pundits and big donors choose the nominee long before ordinary folks get a chance to vote. If we work together, we can change that dynamic, and remind campaigns that they're ultimately accountable to us. The more people that vote, the more valid the outcome will be. THE POWER OF NUMBERS. Many of us may be involved individually in the primary process. But with over a million of us working together, our impact will be exponentially more powerful. The MoveOn Primary will help us work together to elect the best Democratic president possible in 2004. BEATING BUSH. A lot of people will be looking at this primary to gauge how energized and excited folks are to beat Bush. If lots of us vote, we can send a message that Bush's opposition will be organized, active, and powerful. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: MAKE YOUR CANDIDATE WIN. Your candidate will need every possible vote to do well in the primary. Vote for him or her. If you want to learn more before you vote, we've put up a section of our web site to help you out. You can read letters from each candidate to the MoveOn membership, as well as their answers to MoveOn members' questions, at:
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Many thanks,
--Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn Team
June 24th, 2003 P.S. Here's a great article printed in the Washington Post and the American Prospect about the MoveOn primary: NET WORTH
Why MoveOn's backing could be priceless to a Democratic candidate
By Harold Meyerson
Link to the article
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