and the only real candidate to give the global climate crisis the significance it deserve. This past Wednesday, the draftgorenh group formally announced their campaign to get NH primary voters to write-in Gore's name on the ballot on Jan. 8. You can find info. (not the full actual press release, but a lot of it) at www.draftgorenh.com. There's also a story about the effort at: www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2007/12/14/nh-gore-supporters-organizing-primary-write-in-vote.html. As history has shown NH has often played the role of really boosting a particular candidate in spite of its probably not being a really representative state for the nation. In fact, it was just such a write-in campaign in 1952 that propelled Ike to the front of the pack among Republicans, and his eventual winning of the White House (
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all%address=260x2356). Such is the way politics is played these days. I have been in touch by phone and e-mail with Farrell Seiler, the organizer of the NH effort. In one conversation I had with him, he was hoping there might be as much as 15% of the Dem. primary vote going to Gore. I'm not totally sure how well organized they really are over there, and how easily they'll be able to get their message out, so I don't know whether that 15% is realistic or not. I do know, in searching on Google about Gore in NH that some earlier polls (late summer, I think) he was either leading all Dems. or certainly in the mix with the leaders. So, there may be a real undercurrent of discontent with the "announced" candidates that this write-in campaign will tap into. I do know the effort needs some $$ - even small amounts will be helpful because their needs are not huge. Several months back, if you look at some of the postings on algore.org, in fact, there were appeals to send money to NH for this effort. That, of course, was before algore.org decided to stop all such state efforts. Bottom line for me, I guess, is that if the write-in campaign registered at least 5% of the Dem. vote, that would show something; anything less than 5% and I think we don't get any publicity out of the effort that might translate to events in other states. Anything approaching 15% and I think the headline on Jan. 9 will be all about Gore and almost nothing about the "leaders." Wouldn't that be nice. By the way, the link for donations is in the draftgorenh.com site. PLEASE, everyone, spread the word to your friends (and even enemies if you have any). The NH effort could really be the make or break step for a Gore candidacy. IF YOU ARE A GORE FAN, AT THE MOMENT, THIS IS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. Please help us out.
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