America For Gore has launched with a new website, that will be up soon, and a new campaign designed to encourage Al Gore to enter the race for the presidency. The purpose of the group is to provide a national portal to all of the efforts being made to elect Al Gore. In addition to providing a convenient gateway to these projects, we have designed our own campaign so that our launch can be accompanied by immediate action.
The basic idea of the campaign is so simple that a caveman could do it. To convince Gore to step into the race, we are asking all Gore supports to mail him two pennies, together with a note indicating real support will be provided if he accepts the challenge and runs for president. We feel that the mountain of pennies will be a constant reminder to Mr. Gore that America needs and wants him to run.
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Our campaign is designed to supplement, not replace anyone else's efforts. There are many initiatives underway to convince Al Gore that we need him to run for president, and all of these efforts contribute to the cause. However, we think that the My Two Cents campaign is going to be very effective and is very easy to promote. All we are asking people to do is drop a couple of pennies in an envelope with a note, stick on a stamp, and mail it off to the address we provide.
People who want to promote the campaign can cooperate by preparing pre-addressed recycled envelopes and distributing them. Or, just carry around a set of preprinted labels with Gore's address and hand those out. Those who want to make it even easier to prepare stamped envelopes with the pennies inside, which they can sell for $.50 and people would just have to add a little note promising more support in the future when Gore is an official candidate.
It seems quite clear that Al Gore has not yet made up his mind about his role in the 2008 collections. He and his staff are well aware of our efforts and initiatives and have done absolutely nothing to discourage us, unlike 2004 when he asked that such actions stop. That's why it is very important that every Al Gore supporter act now to make sure that he is aware of their support. We are just asking you to take a moment from your day and wrap it up with two pennies and send it off to Gore's headquarters. The pennies should be sent, preferably in an envelope made of recycled paper, to
Office of the Honorable Al Gore,
2100 West End Avenue,
Suite 620,
Nashville, TN 37203.
Of course, we greatly appreciate it if you would tell all your friends about the campaign and encourage them to join in.
Of course, your time may be so limited that you can't manage that, in which case you can contribute immediately by taking the poll and recommending this diary so that others can see it.
As I post this, I'm off teaching for a few hours but will respond to comments later this evening (Pacific Time),
Eric Schiller
Press Officer
America for Gore
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