Dean wins! Dean wins!

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[Capt. Jake]

Dean easily wins on-line primary. Smelling sure defeat in '04, moveon.org withholds endorsement.

[beckett]

Rob Reiner (aka Meathead) shilled for Dean on Charlie Rose last week, touting a Dean/Clarke ticket on the theory that Clarke can compensate for Dean's rabid hatred of all things military. If Reiner is a bellweather for the mood of Hollywood -- a not unlikely assumption given his respected position in that community -- it bodes well for Bush, because it means Hollywood will be wasting its campaign dollars on a thoroughly unelectable candidate.

[Dan from Michigan]

Good - Hard Left will be fighting the establishment pick, Kerry. That could be a NASTY infight.
Good - Dennis the Menace was 2nd. He's the most hardline lefty out of anyone. If he gains ground.
Bad - Dean is more dangerous than Kerry.
Bad - Sharpton was near the bottom. I'd love to see Crazy Al get into an dem racial fight.

[Cyber Liberty]

"Excellent."

[Dan from Michigan]

I could beat Kucinich. All I need to do is show what happened to Cleveland during his term as mayor.

[tiamat]

Obviously, Tawana is a graduate of the Mike Tyson School of Diction and Literacy......

tia

[pawdoggie]

Of course he wins! How else can they set up Hillary for a run in 2008?

[RippleFire]

bump

[jonalvy44]

the only problem with this is that Dean's so-called internet supporters don't have jobs and won't be of much help raising funds, etc. One of them came to my door last nite BAREFOOTED with a petition to save the environment...He got the boot very quickly.

Dean's supporters are the same ilk that vandalize McDonalds and other "capitalist' icons during the anti-war and G8 protests...
Wonder if there will be a special Dean bandana for these hooligans to wear?

[jonalvy44]

Kucinich a strong #2. Oh how funny. Thank God none of this means anything in THE REAL WORLD.

[amused]

Just damn!! I demand a recount! < grin >

The integrity of internet polling is at stake! There is no freakin way MosleyBraun beat Sharpton by a 3 to 1 margin.

[finnman69]

Well, I guess they counted my vote. ROFL

Dear MoveOn member,
The votes are counted, the exit polls are complete, and the results from the MoveOn primary are in. Over 300,000 MoveOn members have cast votes -- a turnout bigger than the election turnout in many states -- and news outlets from CBS to Reuters have covered the story as it unfolded this week.

The MoveOn primary has allowed hundreds of thousands of ordinary voters to speak at a time when usually only pundits, pollsters, and wealthy donors have influence. Now it's time to put our money where our mouth is. The end of this month -- June 30th -- marks a key deadline for candidate fundraising: candidates will truly sink or swim based on whether they show that they can raise money.

Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, we're encouraging everyone to support the candidate they voted for. That's why we've attached a fundraising appeal from Al Sharpton (the candidate who you voted for) below, and that's why we strongly encourage you to give what you can -- from $20 to $2,000 -- TODAY.

You can give to Al Sharpton's campaign online right now at:
http://www.al2004.org/contribute.htm

So how did the candidates do? The statistics below are only a part of the picture: perhaps the most significant fact is that virtually all of the candidates would have the enthusiastic support of a majority of MoveOn members. Taking back the primary process for ordinary people is an important goal, but the vote made clear that we're ready to defeat Bush no matter who the Democratic nominee is.

As a result of the primary, well over 100,000 people have joined a presidential campaign or contributed to one. We're already building a movement to defeat Bush in 2004.

Here are the vote totals:
BRAUN 7021 2.21%
DEAN 139360 43.87%
EDWARDS 10146 3.19%
GRAHAM 7113 2.24%
KERRY 49973 15.73%
KUCINICH 76000 23.93%
GEPHARDT 7755 2.44%
LIEBERMAN 6095 1.92%
SHARPTON 1677 0.53%
OTHER 6121 1.93%
UNDECIDED 6378 2.01%
317647 100.00%


The complete results, along with some analysis, are available on our website at:
http://moveon.org/pac/primary/report.html

It's been an amazing week for MoveOn.org PAC. Every Democratic presidential campaign has invested time and energy into the primary. The national news media have covered the process with gravity. Together, we've begun to shift the balance in how these choices get made -- from wealthy benefactors and snarky pundits to ordinary, active citizens. Thank you.

Sincerely,
--Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn Team
June 27th, 2003

P.S. For links to all of the candidates' donation pages, go to:
http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/

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AL SHARPTON'S LETTER

Dear 2004 Democratic Primary Voter,

The 2004 presidential primary election is upon us and I need your financial help. I need your contribution to effectively raise the issues that the average American really cares about and to represent the economic interests of the common man or woman?

I believe my campaign is the best chance to have the issues heard and discussed which most dramatically affect African Americans, other minorities, the average working person, and the less fortunate in this country. The primaries are where Democrats have the broadest and clearest choice. I intend to be the Democratic nominee, but even if I’m not, I still need enough financial support to put a strong human rights agenda before the American people.

In 2004, we have a chance and a choice to have important issues put squarely on the national agenda. I have a track record as a fighter and I’ve been on the firing line for a long time. I bare a knife scar in my chest, as well as the spiritual and emotional bruises of the many battles in which I have successfully engaged - from fighting against police brutality to fighting for economic justice.

I have a 10-point platform on my website (http://www.al2004.org) representing grassroots needs. It addresses the fact that there’s NO AFFIRMATIVE RIGHT TO VOTE in the U.S. Constitution – if there had been, Al Gore, instead of George Bush, would be President. The Constitution also contains no RIGHT to health care, and no RIGHT to an education of equal high quality. I argue that if Charlton Heston can believe that the 2nd Amendment gives all Americans an individual RIGHT to a gun, we can believe that all Americans deserve an individual RIGHT to vote, to a good education and to health care in the Constitution. Fighting to advance the idea of putting these RIGHTS in the Constitution as new amendments not only appeals to African Americans, but to a much broader American constituency who has similar needs. My campaign can contribute to building "a more perfect Union."

I can only represent the average American and these ideas well, put a professional campaign organization together, and get my message out if I have enough financial support to do so. That’s why I’m appealing to you to contribute the maximum you can with a personal check – no business, labor or church checks allowed. There’s a $2,000 limit, but all contributions up to $250 are matched dollar-for-dollar by federal matching funds – that is, a $100 contribution is actually a $200 contribution; a $250 contribution is really $500; a $2,000 contribution amounts to $2,250. To get the match, you will need to include your name, full address, telephone number, occupation and employer for FEC purposes.

I thank you in advance for your financial support. If you know others willing to contribute, please urge them to do so. It will be a good investment in our future.

Sincerely,

Reverend Al Sharpton

You can contribute online at:
http://www.al2004.org/contribute.htm

[My2Cents]

Sterling's post-win verbal gyrations makes him sound like he's being goosed.

[Search4Truth]

Thanks for the correction.

[My2Cents]

Between Dean and Dennis the Menace, the kooky-yet-strident Bush haters garnered over two-thirds of the vote. I'm more stunned that Kucinich came in a strong second.

[My2Cents]

Hillary Clinton 0.19%

The same percentage of the American populace who have actually bought and read her book.

[deport]

when voters are asked to choose one candidate:

BRAUN	7021	2.21%
DEAN	139360	43.87%
EDWARDS	10146	3.19%
GRAHAM	7113	2.24%
KERRY	49973	15.73%
KUCINICH	76000	23.93%
GEPHARDT	7755	2.44%
LIEBERMAN	6095	1.92%
SHARPTON	1677	0.53%
OTHER	6121	1.93%
UNDECIDED	6378	2.01%
	317647	100.00%

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candidates they would enthusiastically support:

BRAUN	155628	50.54%
DEAN	264866	86.02%
EDWARDS	172076	55.88%
GRAHAM	153045	49.70%
KERRY	231830	75.29%
KUCINICH	210164	68.25%
GEPHARDT	163110	52.97%
LIEBERMAN	132447	42.01%
SHARPTON	109249	35.48%

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the exit poll numbers reflect the actual voting results very closely, well within the projected three percent margin of error:

	VOTE	SURVEY	DIFF
BRAUN	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%
DEAN	43.9%	43.9%	0.0%
EDWARDS	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%
GRAHAM	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%
KERRY	15.7%	14.8%	-0.9%
KUCINICH	23.9%	23.4%	-0.5%
GEPHARDT	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%
LIEBERMAN	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%
SHARPTON	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
OTHER	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%
UNDECIDED	2.0%	2.7%	0.7%
	100.00%	100.00%	%0.0

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TOP WRITE IN CANDIDATES

Wesley Clark	2968	0.93%
Al Gore	786	0.24%
Hillary Clinton	592	0.19%

[Dante3]

Sharpton got less than Braun?! Doesn't sound right.

[PaulJ]

I don't get it. If they did a telephone poll, and got the same resultes, why did they need the internet poll at all?

[conservababeJen]

"When I’m President, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does - Gov Dean"

Over my dead body, you commie slime.,

Little Dick said that, not looney Dean

[2rightsleftcoast]

Sharpton and Dean are the most interesting candidates on the other side. At least they say something. IMHO