MoveOn.org becomes anti-Bush powerhouse

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: MoveOn.org becomes anti-Bush powerhouse

MoveOn.org becomes anti-Bush powerhouse

By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press Writer, 1/10/2004

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Chances are, Democratic Party consultants won't
take credit for the hardest-hitting anti-Bush ad to air on network TV
this month. That honor will likely go to MoveOn.org, an online group
that has become too potent for establishment politicians to ignore.

Years before Howard Dean's use of the Internet dazzled analysts and
propelled him to the front of the 2004 Democratic presidential field,
MoveOn paved the way, evolving in six short years from something of a
cybergeek forum to arguably the largest and most forceful voice in
digital-era politics.

Its members' angry opposition to President Bush's policies has
coalesced into a force that includes a political action committee and
fund-raising organization that has pledged to spend millions on
anti-Bush TV ads.

In its latest campaign, MoveOn invited people to create their own
anti-Bush ads. More than 1,500 entries were submitted, and hundreds
of thousands of wired MoveOn members voted for the most effective.
The 15 most popular will be judged Monday in New York, and the
winning ad will air the same week President Bush gives his State of
the Union address.

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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/01/10/moveonorg_becomes_anti_bush_powerhouse/ 

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