The group's D.C. conference included Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe; Ralph Neas, president of the liberal watchdog group People for the American Way; Kate Michelman, president of NARAL; Ellen Malcolm, president of Emily's List; House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri Democrat; former Clinton administration officials James Carville, Paul Begala and Joe Lockhart; former Gore 2000 campaign manager Donna Brazile; and representatives of several labor unions.
And those who were dialed into ATRW read about their proposed course of action here first.