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  •  Dawg (4.00 / 5)

    Yeah, that's a good point. I was lot more likely to make a joke to my girlfriend that, "Oh, I just got an e-mail from Bill Clinton!" than to actually read the damn thing. I don't think they should gin up essentially phony "from" addresses. They should have real staffers write them, and build up their own reps with the online community. That feels a lot more legit than getting a fake e-mail from the Big Dog.

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    by DavidNYC on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 10:33:56 AM PDT

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    •  Very true. (none / 0)

      I was making phone calls to people who had signed up as Kerry volunteers, trying to get them to go out and canvass (NOT give money), but about 1 person in 8 would hang up the phone the moment I said I was with the Kerry campaign -- a sure sign that they were sick of being asked for money.

      by Go Vegetarian on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 11:25:18 AM PDT

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    •  totally right (4.00 / 3)

      The Kerry emails were so obviously polished and spun and speechwritered that they just got to be insufferable. It was like reading a press release, not an email. We really have to make sure that doesn't happen again. Two easy rules:
      1. When you ask for money, tie it to a specific issue or event that happened- that's what worked so well for MoveOn,
      2. Write real messages from actual people- all of their warts and humanity makes them so much more appealing.

      by jwills on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 11:41:21 AM PDT

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    •  totally right (none / 0)

      The Kerry emails were so obviously polished and spun and speechwritered that they just got to be insufferable. It was like reading a press release, not an email. We really have to make sure that doesn't happen again. Two easy rules:
      1. When you ask for money, tie it to a specific issue or event that happened- that's what worked so well for MoveOn,
      2. Write real messages from actual people- all of their warts and humanity makes them so much more appealing.

      by jwills on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 11:41:42 AM PDT

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