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Note: For a good directory of U.S. 2002 election links, see: http://www.edemocracy.us I have been following the MN Senate race closely online <http://www.e-democracy.org/2002/senate.html>. The Coleman campaign (Republican) promised their most active e-mail gatherers various perks last spring. I am not sure of the size of their list, but they too have an active e-mail newsletter. See Wellstone's (Democrat) 25,000 e-list member note below. A poll out today puts the race within the margin of error, with very few undecideds: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/4094731.htm http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/ I'd join both of their lists <http://www.colemanforsenate.com> <http://www.wellstone.org/> to compare their use of e-mail in a close election that may determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Remember when it comes to online campaigning, the web is a side show, e-mail is king. (Just my opinion, e-mail in campaigning has been studied little compared to the web.) In general ... Overall, my sense is that the innovations in 2002 online campaigning focus on organizing core suppporters and volunteers as well as internal staff online communication and command and control. The public stuff (i.e. web sites), except for the size of these e-mail lists, is pretty much the same as 2000. (I am not getting reports of major innovations abroad from places like Sweden or Germany either. In the Netherlands a new "voting indicator" was extremely popular <http://www.stemwijzer.nl/english/index.html> with something like 2 million users. Felix Nolte did send me a note about a new local direct democracy party <http://www.demoex.net> in Sweden that did win some seats. They do explain in English <http://www.demoex.net/eng/> how they will use the web to engage their citizens.) My sense is that the US Senate and Governor sites are the most feature rich, US House sites pretty static, the number of state legislative candidate web sites may even be contracting (but now have e-lists), and that local candidate sites is the one area of tremendous numbers growth because so few were online in the past. This is just my finger in the wind sense. Minnesota Public Radio, does have one of those popular select a candidate features, the difference here is that it covers four "major" party candidates: http://news.mpr.org/collections/campaign2002/selectacandidate/selectagov.shtml On the .Org side, CDT had a good review <http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.19.shtml> of various sites including Michigan's Publius voter registration confirm/ballot look-up+ <http://sos.publius.org> - also see the press release (something I missed forwarding earlier) <http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127--50108--,00.html>, and the League of Women Voter's DNet <http://www.dnet.org> among others. I have asked both projects to send along any specific tips from which we can learn. On the academic side, I mentioned <http://www.politicalweb.info> before. The Institute for Democracy Politics and the Internet (formerly the Democracy Online Project) at George Washington University is out with their Online Campaigning 2002 Primer <http://www.ipdi.org/>. Annenberg's Netelection.Org site is back <http://www.netelection.org> with some recent conference materials. Thanks all for now ... Steven Clift Democracies Online http://www.e-democracy.org/do ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 22:18:25 -0500 From: Wellstone for Senate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Wellstone Wire - Issue 6 Forward this newsletter to a friend <http://www.thedatabank.com/hfriend.asp?aacwc=37131141736892045873> Issue 6 September 18, 2002 News <http://www.wellstone.org/green/news/> Events <http://www.wellstone.org/green/events/> Volunteer <http://www.wellstone.org/green/volunteer> Multimedia <http://www.wellstone.org/green/listen_watch/> Donate <https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/11413133/> 25,000 Email Addresses and Counting! This week, an incredible milestone was passed; the 25,000th email address was added to the Wellstone for Senate database. Thank you for being part of Minnesota campaign history! Now is not the time to rest on our laurels. We are now more focused than ever on expanding the reach of our grassroots organization. One of the best ways to help us build towards victory is to forward the Wellstone Wire (by using the Forward to a Friend feature at the top of this email) to at least 5 friends or co-workers and encourage them to become part of the effort, or enter their names into the box below. Sign Up Here to Receive Campaign E-News! Keep Your Eyes on Your Signs! Throughout the state, over 20,000 Wellstone lawn signs have been planted. Our thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of dedicated volunteers who made this possible. Unfortunately, due to the efforts of those that wish to stifle our message, thousands have already been stolen, vandalized, and even set on fire! To our supporters, we apologize; rest assured, we at the Wellstone for Senate campaign will not engage in such behavior. Upcoming Events: 9/21 - Plaza Latina Grand Opening <../../green/events/september/PlazaLatina/index.html> 9/21 - Gustavus Homecoming <../../green/events/september/GustavusHomecoming/index.html> 9/21 - Mankato Women's Expo 2002 <../../green/events/september/Women%27sExpo/index.html> 9/22 - 4th District DFL BBQ <../../green/events/september/CD4BBQ/index.html> 9/27 - Western Suburbs Bus Tour <../../green/events/september/WesternSuburbsBusTour/index.html> The Race is Tied... What Can You Do? We need people to go door to door to talk to people about why they're supporting Paul. Please contact Melea Stenzel or Ken Sanguin at the canvassing office at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or 612-623-3210. Your support will decide this race! Tired of Norm's Negative Ads? See Paul's next new, positive campaign ad : "A Better Place" <http://www.wellstone.org/green/listen_watch/vids.html> Classes are Underway! The campaign is in full swing! We are looking for college students from campuses all across the state to get involved with the campaign. If you would like more information on organizing at your campus, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . New American, New Voter Initiative Using the slogan "Your voice is your vote," organizers in the Hmong, African, Latino, and Tibetan communities are helping new immigrants register to vote, learn about the U.S. political system, the candidates, how to participate in the electoral process, and ultimately the importance of each vote. Excellent outreach is being done in Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan and several African languages. Check out our New Immigrants Page <http://www.wellstone.org/green/issues_people/newimmigrants.html> Volunteer / Intern Spotlight: The Hornsteins- Volunteers, Headquarters The Wellstone Campaign has been blessed with many brother-sister and grandmother-granddaughter volunteer duos. But one day this summer we had three generations of Hornsteins. Stephen Hornstein, a retired doctor, was joined by his son Frank, DFL-Endorsed State House Candidate for District 60B, and Frank's daughter Rebecca (of Barton Elementary School) in stuffing envelopes at the campaign headquarters. If you would like to volunteer and bring along a family member, please contact Chris Conry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or 651-310-9831 x 134. How to Help: * Forward the Wellstone Wire to a friend! We have a new feature that allows you to easily forward this email to an unlimited number of comma-separated email addresses. Simply click the link at the top of this email and help spread the word! * Take election day off! 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