Wes Clark's new marching orders [View All]

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Got this email yesterday. Not sure if everyone has seen it yet.




July 7, 2004

We have only 117 days left. Are you ready for the fight ahead?


It was this time last summer that I began realizing the power of your grassroots activism. And today, I urge you, one of my earliest and most active supporters, to help reunite our incredible army of activists -- your own Clark Corps -- to take the lead in the fight against George Bush and his Republican allies in the days ahead.

ACT canvassers have already reached over 2 million voters in battleground states. Learn more, watch the short film “An American Voice” and join ACT’s Day of Action this Saturday.

The election ahead of us will be decided by voter turn-out in key battleground states -- Arkansas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire, and others. And in these states, one of the leading organizations spearheading the fight on the ground is an independent group called America Coming Together (ACT).

Learn more about ACT and get involved today!

ACT is the largest voter contact effort in history. Every day, ACT fields canvassing teams from 45 field offices across 17 states, and ACT grassroots volunteer groups are being organized nationwide. By Election Day, these teams and thousands of ACT volunteers will personally contact over 17 million battleground state voters, registering hundreds of thousands of new voters and fueling Democratic victories.

In an election that will be decided by the narrowest of margins, ACT’s work will make the difference in the areas -- in the very precincts -- that Democrats must win. Wherever you live across America, I urge you to help ACT in the critical months ahead and participate in activities developed specially for Clark supporters. I know this effort will elect John Kerry and John Edwards to the White House and Democrats to federal, state, and local governments nationwide.

Sign up to join ACT's "Clark Corps" today!

To get an idea of the scale of ACT’s incredible effort, consider this:

In 2000, Al Gore lost Ohio by just 165,000 votes. So far, months before the elections, ACT-Ohio has reached over 420,000 targeted Ohioan voters at their front doors and registered over 100,000 new voters. Ohio is just one of ACT’s 17 targeted states.

This Saturday, ACT, MoveOn.org, and a coalition of 30 other organizations will host a National Day of Action. And ACT is inviting our Clark Corps to participate.

Join ACT now to learn more about their work and to find an event in your area this weekend.

Our campaign was about bringing new leadership to the White House -- and it started with your leadership in your own community. Today I call on you to be the leaders of the Democratic fight in the days ahead.

With great appreciation,



Wes Clark