The 2004 Election will be decided by voter turnout in 17
swing
states-ones that could go either way. Forget the red states and the
blue states and direct your attention to the purple ones:
We have only a few months to organize and register new voters and
old voters who have simply given up. This is the best way to make a
difference this year. Countless organizations and grassroots groups are
focusing on voter registration and mobilization. They all need our
support -- donations and participation. America Coming Together is
organizing the largest voter mobilization
effort in history. With nearly 60 offices in 15 states, ACT is fielding
thousands of trained canvassers every single day. So far, they have
contacted over 2.5 million targeted voters and registered hundreds of
thousands of new voters. To reach a goal of 10 million contacts - ACT
is relying on partner
organizations and individual activists to funnel energy into the action
where it matters most. Check out ACT's event calendar for the most
complete listing of state-by-state activities. Also check out
independent organizations including Driving Votes, Run Against Bush,
Mothers Opposing Bush. All are starting to list their events and
volunteer opportunities nationwide. For volunteer contact information
in the states - go to: www.act04.org/activist
Road trips are fun, and with seventeen states to choose from, there is
bound to be one close to you (or maybe you live in one and didn't even
know it!). So get your CDs, clean out your car, and hit the road and
head to a purple state!
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — When Bruce Springsteen decided to join the
Dixie Chicks, the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl
Jam and other pop superstars for MoveOn PAC's Vote For
Change Tour, announced Wednesday, he realized it would
be "the closest I've gotten to partisan politics."
In a private interview Wednesday, Springsteen said, "
I've always tried to keep an independent voice. That's
been important, I think, to my audience. I've got 25
years of credibility built up, and this isn't
something I've moved into lightly. I fought long and
hard about it. But this is the one where you break the
rules, where you spend some of that credibility. It's
an emergency intervention. We need to get an
administration that is more attentive to the needs of
all its citizens, that has a saner foreign policy,
that is more attentive to environmental concerns, in
the White House."
Springsteen's sentiments are echoed by many of the
artists who will take part in the historic concert
series, which MoveOn PAC — a sister organization of
MoveOn.org, which has seldom been known to pull
punches where the Bush administration is concerned —
has organized to benefit another partisan political
action commission, America Coming Together.
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