It is difficult for me to express how gratified I am by the response to this idea. In fact, the reaction has been so overwhelming, it may almost be too much of a good thing.
(If you don't know what this is all about, please see my original diary entry at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/9/21/175515/075)
Right now, editors all over the country are opening their "In" boxes and seeing a deluge of mail, each one picking apart the 2000 endorsements of Bush published in their papers. Hopefully, the writers have managed to be cajoling rather than accusatory (I have been guilty of the latter myself). Remember: we're trying to change minds, not punish them for their wrongheadedness four years ago.
But there may be a catch to this enormous response: they could sense that this is an Internet driven effort (which it is) and simply tune out.
Here is my recommendation: if you have not yet written to the publications in your area or in the swing states....wait a week. Don't let it drop off your radar, but I believe a steady trickle of letters to these editors would serve our purpose better than an avalanche.
Keep posting to this link with your letters and your responses. I'm going to be published in a few of these papers myself and will post links when this occurs. Please do the same.
And thanks for the recommendations that kept my previous diary entry on the Recommended Diaries list for so long. That's how the word spreads fastest.
Finally, I would recommend you join the Rapid Response Network to get regular e-mail updates, if you like. Go to rapidresponsenetwork.org to sign up.
Keep the faith, folks. We're making a difference.
Best-
Cyberactor