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--- Begin Message ---And the winner of the Climate Virtual Town Hall is... Last week, we held the first-ever forum with presidential candidates devoted entirely to the climate crisis. Here are how members ranked the candidates' plans: (remember, this does not imply a MoveOn endorsement): Sen. John Edwards--33.10% Rep. Dennis Kucinich--15.73% Sen. Hillary Clinton--15.71% Sen. Barack Obama--15.03% Gov. Bill Richardson--12.60% Sen. Joe Biden--3.06% Sen. Chris Dodd--3.01% Sen. Mike Gravel--1.78% Dear MoveOn member, What would a third Bush term look like? Endless war in Iraq, continued torture and spying, more ultra-conservative judges, more and more people without health care, and so on ... it'd be awful. But that's impossible, right? Well, maybe not. Every Republican candidate for president is trying to distinguish himself from Bush, but the major candidates would carry forward Bush's core agenda: * President Giuliani would support a second escalation of the war in Iraq.1 * President Romney would double the size of the Guantanamo Bay prison.2 * President McCain would bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.3 * President Fred Thompson would have offered Scooter Libby a full pardon.4 We can make sure the Bush era ends in 2008. But it means starting now, not next year: building strength in key neighborhoods, creating cutting-edge tools for volunteers, and designing the most sophisticated voter turnout effort progressives have ever run. We need to start ASAP, but we can only afford it if 1,500 folks sign up to contribute monthly between now and 2008. Can you chip in $15 a month to make sure we put a progressive in the White House? It's easy--we bill your credit card each month, and you can cancel any time. Click here: http://pol.moveon.org/donate/victory2008.html?id=10802-8044979-EbpWR9&t=2 The earliest we would hold a vote to endorse a candidate is the fall. So, why start now? Right now, most people are thinking about who's going to win the primary, but if we wait until there's a nominee before we start planning for the general election, it will be too late. Starting early will give us a critical leg up by allowing us to: * Advance progressive issues in the presidential primaries; * Train volunteers to counter the Republicans' messages through local media; * Find neighborhood leaders to form the backbone of a massive voter turnout effort; * Create new high-tech tools to connect volunteers directly with swing voters and people who might not vote without a reminder; * Show targeted TV advertisements in swing districts; * Run the most sophisticated progressive voter turnout and persuasion program ever. Here's the thing: If we're going to make ambitious plans to win, we need to know we'll have the funds to make them happen. Your monthly contribution of $15 (you can cancel easily whenever you choose), along with matching donations from 2,500 other MoveOn members, will create a strong foundation for Victory 2008. Please donate now: http://pol.moveon.org/donate/victory2008.html?id=10802-8044979-EbpWR9&t=3 Thanks for all you do, --Adam, Karin, Noah, Eli, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team Thursday, July 12th, 2007 Sources: 1. "Giuliani Signals Support For Second Escalation Of U.S. Forces To Iraq," Think Progress, June 15, 2007 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/15/giuliani-escalation/ 2. "Romney: 'We Ought To Double Guantanamo'," Think Progress, May 16, 2007 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/16/romney-guantanamo/ 3. "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran," YouTube, April 19, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg 4. "Thompson reacts to Libby clemency," Think Progress, July 2, 2007 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2770&id=10802-8044979-EbpWR9&t=4 PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/ Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. ________________ Subscription Management: This is a message from MoveOn.org Political Action. To change your email address, update your contact info, or remove yourself (Dana Wray) from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://moveon.org/s?i=10802-8044979-EbpWR9
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