WP: Kerry's E-Mail List Continues to Be a Valuable Resource

[Pirate Smile]

Enough about John F. Kerry. What about his e-mail list?

The former Democratic presidential candidate built, over the course of his two-year campaign, one of the biggest e-mail lists in his party. More than 2.7 million supporters signed up to receive his campaign e-mails, which his advisers have said were critical to its fundraising success. Now, as Democrats survey the post-election landscape, some are wondering what Kerry might do with all those e-mail addresses.

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"It could be a very powerful thing," said Eli Pariser, the executive director of MoveOn.org's political action committee. "It is part of the way that online organizing is reshaping politics, because, as opposed to the boom-bust cycle of campaigns -- where you build up all this grass-roots energy and then it dissipates -- now you can keep them connected to you for cheap. It totally changes what it means to be a losing presidential candidate."

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"If the only interest in them is in tapping their wallets, they'll unsubscribe or ignore it," said MoveOn PAC's Pariser, who suggested that Kerry give his supporters plenty of opportunities to voice their opinions. "What we've found is that people are very generous, but all they ask for, really, is some respect -- that this isn't a one-way relationship, that they offer input and participation and ideas. They will put money up to have that service."

Wade said he does not know how many signed his boss's petition. But he said Kerry plans to use his list to put more muscle behind his work in the Senate. "That's an army of people you can turn to, whether it's to lobby their Congress people, to lobby the moderate Republicans . . . to deluge those offices with calls and e-mails," Wade said. "It's a grass-roots force."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24796-2004Dec24.html

[TheDonkey]

1. Hopefully he uses it wisely

Kerry could really come and make some splashes in D.C. it's about time we had Democrats be in the news and stop all this McCain climaxing. :puke:

[gatorboy]

2. He must still be using the list. I got an email from him today.

n/t

[NVMojo]

3. I got two emails from him yesterday...

[quaoar]

4. I got one from Kerry and one from MoveOn

Both asked me to donate to the USO to buy a phone card for troops in Iraq to use to call home.

[SKKY]

5. I'm one of the people who signed up early...

...and I can't recall specifically any e-mail that asked me for money.

[sandnsea]

6. Health care for children

Got that one a while ago. Helping the troops today. I'm sure he'll make excellent use of his email list.

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/everychild.php

[Rainscents]

7. I also received email!

Kerry didn't ask for money for DNC... It's for USO phone card. I sent off $50.00! I have feeling that most helps to our military in Iraq is coming from grassroots from internet and AirAmerica listeners. I don't hear from neo-cons asking to help our soldiers out with donations. Neo-Cons are all talk and no action!

[Withywindle]

8. You are so right....

And it's not just that they don't care, it's that they're in denial! Everything's going so well over there! Best-trained, best-equipped force in the world! They have everything they need and more! And what's more, we'll take good care of them when they get home!

Word getting out about parents having to buy Kevlar on e-Bay for their kids over there and soldiers having to raid scrapheaps for armor for vehicles, much less people not being able to call home for Christmas, well, that's just more America-hating liberal lies trying to undermine morale. Support Our Troops! Fly the yellow ribbon! But don't ask them what they need, that's unpatriotic!

[corbett]

9. Hear! Hear! I Bought A Card For 5 Of Our Brave Men And Women In Uniform

I haven't heard a peep out of the other side. It's up to those of us who opposed the war to be sure that our valiant all-volunteer force receives small but important gestures like phone cards.

Support the troops but oppose their mission!

[phillysuse]

10. Support the troops

Support the troops.

Bring them home alive!

Increase funding for the VA.

Pay for psychiatric help for the thousands who will have
Post traumatic stress disorder over the next twenty
years.

[intheflow]

11. Our tax dollars should already being going to support the troops

calling home, we shouldn't have to donate separately for that. We could raise their pay or just give them free phone access to call their loved ones while deployed.

But then again, they shouldn't even be in Iraq to begin with. So once again, we're diverting our taxes from troop support to warmongering. :grr: