FC: Response to Harry Browne from Web White and blue

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 16:09:07 -0500
> To: JackDean () HarryBrowne2000 org
> From: Jonah Seiger <jseiger () webwhiteblue org>
> Subject: Harry Browne & Web White & Blue Online Debate
> Cc: declan () well com, peter () webwhiteblue org
>
> Dear Jack:
>
> Thank you for your note.
>
> In creating Web White & Blue, we have tried to create a place where 
> everyone can be heard and we appreciate the Browne Campaign's 
> participation in the Rolling Cyber Debate. We hope that you will continue 
> to participate in this unique forum.
>
> Web White & Blue invited all candidates who, by September 15, 2000, had 
> qualified on enough state ballots to have a mathematical possibility of 
> winning a majority in the Electoral College to participate in the Rolling 
> Cyber Debate. Candidates were given placement on the front page based on 
> their average standing in several nationally recognized public opinion 
> polls as of September 15, 2000.  All candidates are given identical format 
> on all subpages.
>
> In response to your questions about modifying the layout, while we welcome 
> your suggestions, we face severe technical limitations in making 
> substantial changes to the site at this time. Based on a formula on which 
> all eligible campaigns were briefed in advance, we made the technical 
> layout decision early because of the highly complex nature of the 
> presentation, which needed to accommodate not only our site but the system 
> of distributing the debate content to the 15 sites on the Web White & Blue 
> network.
>
> If the volume of email from your supporters is any indication, lots of 
> people are taking the time to use the Rolling Cyber Debate to compare and 
> contrast the positions of the candidates on the issues. As you know, the 
> 15 sites which carry the Rolling Cyber Debate in its entirety each day 
> reach more than 85% of the total US Internet audience.
>
> We believe this format offers all participating campaigns an unprecedented 
> opportunity to get their messages out and engage voters on a scale never 
> before possible.  The Browne campaign's energetic participation in the 
> Rolling Cyber Debate on a daily basis since its inception has helped Web 
> White & Blue demonstrate the value of such a system for similar efforts in 
> the future.  And, of course, any further comments or recommendations you 
> might have for future planning would also be welcome in those considerations.
>
> We would be disappointed by a decision by the Browne campaign not to 
> participate because we believe that the public has benefited from your 
> steady participation over the past thirty days.  We will, of course, 
> continue to submit to you the questions of the day (as we have the Nader 
> campaign) should you choose at any point to change your mind.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jonah Seiger
> Manager, Web White & Blue 2000 Network
> <http://www.webwhiteblue.org>http://www.webwhiteblue.org





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