*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** With the RNC at over one million e-mail subscribers on their e-mail list network after the 2000 election, the Democrats look to be engaging in efforts to catch up. Through a simple and straight forward issue-based web site <http://www.SaveOurSecurity.org/> that clearly seeks e-mail opt-in memberships for their main alert lists. (Not unlike http://www.moveon.org 's selection of hot button petitions.) In the past, a number of these campaign statement site launches seemed to focus on generating free media. This one seems carefully designed to do one thing - build their e-mail alert network. The DNC note is below. Steven Clift Democracies Online P.S. Unless the RNC is up over two million subscribers, Japan's PM has the largest list at over 2 million members (1 in 20 Japanese Internet users) Check out today's commentary co-authored by DO-WIRE member Nina Hachigian <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000059857jul22.story>. The first leader in this type of first person newsletter from the politician was Carl Bildt in Sweden <http://www.bildt.net/veckobrev.asp> who while not the PM any more has 20,803 members on his list (according to http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=VECKOBREV&H=LISTSERV.MODERAT.SE>. If you want to see other really big lists check out <http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?XS=10000>. When will President Bush, Majority Leader Daschel and others create their own official "governance" e-lists like you can get from the House Majority Leader <http://www.freedom.gov/subscribe/>? P.S. I tried to get the web folks from the UK Labour and Conservative parties to share their e-mail list numbers at the Voxpolitics post mortem, but all we got were smiles. :-) Do you have reports on how party e-mail lists used to campaign in election outside the U.S. were discovered as effective post-election governance/opposition tools? Any numbers? ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:41:31 -0000 From: "Democratic News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: DNC Launches New Website on Social Security [Democratic News - 7/23/01] DNC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE ON SOCIAL SECURITY: http://www.SaveOurSecurity.org/ President Bush wants to turn Social Security into Social Insecurity. He is pursuing a dangerous privatization plan that will almost certainly cut benefits and jeopardize the retirement of millions of Americans. President Bush's Social Security approach is just another example of his Administration putting the priorities of the special interests ahead of the concerns of working families. The Wall Street crowd, which was generous in its financial support to the Bush campaign, likes this plan. But on Main Street, this plan will mean smaller benefit checks and more anxiety for seniors and their families. "Sixty-six years ago, under the leadership of President Franklin Roosevelt, our government made a contract with America's seniors. It was very simple: if you worked hard your whole life, your country would not abandon you in your golden years. Mr. President, do not break that contract. Do not play Russian Roulette with the retirement of millions of Americans. Do not scrap one of the most successful domestic government programs in our nation's history, one that has provided a safety net for three generations of Americans. Stop playing special interests politics and put the interests of America's working families first!" DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe said. Send a message straight to George W. Bush and tell him you don't support his faulty privatization plan. Visit the DNC's new website to send Bush an email telling him to "Save Our Security!" http://www.SaveOurSecurity.org/ It's important to get the truth out about Bush's plan for Social Security. Please forward this email out to all your friends and let them know there is something they can do to help save our security. ****************************** This is a read-only email; please do not reply. Information on how to contact the DNC can be found here: http://www.democrats.org/contact/index.html Not a subscriber? To receive DNC email alerts, please use this form: http://web.democrats.org/subscribe/demnews.php To stop receiving DNC email alerts, please use this form: http://web.democrats.org/unsubscribe/demnews.php Subscription requests are processed weekly. ****************************** Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee. ****************************** Democratic National Committee 430 S. Capitol St. SE Washington, DC 20003 202-863-8000 http://www.democrats.org ******************************. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. 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