Phone Bank Opens As The Battle to Restore Gore To The White House Continues.
For Immediate Release
(Manchester)Although Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean last month for President, a group of loyal Gore supporters are working nationwide to convince the former vice president that the wrongs of 2000 can never be corrected unless Mr. Gore takes office and justice is returned to the American political system.
Patriots for Gore and Draft Gore New England have combined forces to set up a phone bank in NH to contact 65,000 likely Democratic voters and urge them to write in Gore's name for president. In addition, Patriots for Gore will be running ads in the local newspapers and on radio stations beginning January 16 in order to secure the needed number of votes to make the 15% threshold. " We will run a four-week blitz of phone calls, letter writing, mass mailings and grass-roots organizing like never before" says Jan Moore, chair of the newly formed Patriots for Gore.
To aid in this effort a local phone number and an email address have been set up to supply voters with additional information. Voters in NH can call:603-430-VOTE(8683) or email us as at WriteInAlGore04@aol.com.
In addition to NH, the group will be contacting other states where the Secretary of State can add Mr. Gore's name to the ballot at their request. These states include MA, CA, and CT. There are also write-in campaigns taking hold in NJ, TN (uncommitted slot), VT, WI and RI.
This effort is intended to make sure that Al Gore has a proper delegation at the Democratic Convention this year. We feel that a deadlocked convention is a strong possibility. By having a Gore delegation present, it will be much more likely that the convention will turn to Mr. Gore as a consensus candidate, as multiple national and regional polls have shown him to be over the last 8 months.
Mac Hathaway, New England regional coordinator of the Draft Gore Movement, states that "Symbolism is what gets people to the polls, and Democratic grass-roots activists kicking and screaming their way into the convention, on behalf of Al Gore, freedom, and all that is right in America, that symbolism will not be lost. We believe that Gore is the natural, logical, and morally "correct" candidate, and we will not rest until Mr. Gore has the Democratic Nomination, and justice is returned to the American political system"
Patriots for Gore is a newly formed PAC, a fully FEC registered and reporting campaign organization, headed by Jan Moore. According to Moore, Patriots for Gore was established shortly after the Dean endorsement to give Gore supporters across the nation a place to come together and continue to support Mr. Gore's vision for America. Moore said, "We respect Mr. Gore's decision to endorse Howard Dean, and indeed, we respect and admire all of the announced candidates. This, however, does nothing to diminish our resolve in working for the only man we believe can truly turn the tide as this nation's next President. We refuse to deal any longer with a status quo that enslaves the soul and stifles the voice."
The group remains encouraged that while Gore has not embraced their efforts, he has not discouraged them either. In a statement issued Dec. 13, 2003, he says: "I want to take this opportunity to offer my heartfelt thanks for your continued loyalty and friendship, especially during this last year since I decided not to be a candidate. Though unsolicited, your actions have been an immeasurable source of support. It is difficult to express in words the deep gratitude that Tipper and I feel for all your efforts on our behalf."
PATRIOTS FOR GORE
P.O.BOX 201
Auburn, Illinois
62615
Jan Moore, Chair Patriot for Gore
patriotgirlfg04@yahoo.com
Mac Hathaway
Draft Gore NE Regional coordinator
mhathaway@netway.com
www.draftgorene.com