Web Notes - Issue 7, Volume 2

Issue 7, Volume 2 July, 1999
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P2000:Race for the White House Campaign Web.net The Internet Voting Company MoveOn.org House Managers PAC	Senator Bob Smith For President Senator John McCain for President Rudy Guiliani for NY Senate
NH Primary Information Center The Iowa Project 2000 Iowa Pulse Iowa Political Hotline Iowa E-Democracy	Adnet DG Systems Charlton Research GeoVoter

P2000:Race for the White House - http://gwu.edu/~action/P2000.html An excellent site covering the presidential primary from A to Z. For the student of history, there is background, starting with the convention, the pre-campaign, the fall campaign, the pre-primary, the debates and on through the inauguration. There are profiles on the prospective candidates and information on past presidential elections. Of particular interest is the calendar of presidential primaries, which was updated July 9, 1999. There is background on the process in each state. http://gwu.edu/~action/chrnothp.html

Campaign Web.net - http://campaignweb.net A daily update of national political news. Large print, easy to read with links to the full story. Sources include the major news outlets: Reuters, AllPolitics, Washington Post, MSNBC, San Francisco Chronicle, Salt Lake City Tribune, Philadelphia Daily News, etc.

The Internet Voting Company - http://www.votesite.com This is an initiative campaign to win the right to vote over the internet, starting with voters in California. The aim is get the issue on the year 2000 ballot. Their goal is to secure 500,000 signatures. Each petition signer will receive a "digital certificate." Marc Strassman, author of California Internet Voting Initiative, is shepherding the effort.

MoveOn.org - http://www.moveon.org This is a grassroots Internet advocacy group who, having raised $250,000 online in five days, broke the online fundraising record. Last year, the organization had collected 500,000 signatures against the Clinton impeachment. Now, they are using their 25,000 email database to challenge incumbents who supported Clinton’s impeachment. "We Will Remember" campaign targeted 5 candidates in its first effort and they plan to expand their campaign as the election season heats up.

House Managers PAC - http://www.housemanagers2000.org This a grassroots Internet group on the other side of the aisle. According to the House Managers PAC web site, the Clinton White House pledged vengeance on the 13 Impeachment House Managers and they have responded. The House Managers have formed a PAC to raise funds and to mobilize voters at the grassroots level. Their Site has audio/video clips to support their case, a newsletter and opportunities to join their effort.

Senator Bob Smith For President - http://smithforpresident.org The big news from the Smith campaign for President is the Senator’s leaving the Republican party. The complete July 13^th announcement, made on the Senate floor, can be found on his web site. "I came to the Republican Party on principle and I’m leaving on principle." His departure increases the speculation where his independent presidential campaign will land and what impact his departure will have on his Senate seat, up in 2002. Of interest is a scrolling section of supporters around the country, offering their support.

Senator John McCain for President - http://www.mccain2000.com An attractive looking site with all the "bells & whistles" - the John McCain story, a calendar, the campaign trail, issues and an opportunity to buy paraphernalia, sign a petition and contribute on line. Of interest is his second web site, highlighting one of his key issues - campaign finance reform. Check out the "Stop the Pork" page, highlighting the June 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill with $1.2billion in "pork stew." You can find the web site at http://www.itsyourcountry.com You can sign a petition or make a contribution. The political moral may be - two web sites are better than one to get your message out.

Rudy Guiliani for NY Senate - http://www.rudyyes.com A new consideration for campaigns on line - parody sites that look like the original but are obviously a hoax. Http://www.yesrudy.com is the bogus Web Site. But the viewer has to read carefully, beyond the double talk and between the lines, to discover the ruse. Rudy is described as "the next Vladimir Ilich Lenin", "get to know Rudy…the next Leonid Brezhnev", "Proven Leadership...he is the next Cho En-Lai."

NH Primary Information Center - http://www.nh.com/primary/index.html This NH.com site offers a comprehensive overview of the New Hampshire Primary scene. The home page has a calendar of daily presidential activities with links to the full stories. There is history, background and other essential presidential information. NH Primary Info features the comments and opinions of two NH personalities - Dan Pierce, radio talk show host on WGIR-AM and Todd Feinburg, co-host of Morning Attitude on WSMN-AM. The Site is produced by Network Publications, publishers of the New Hampshire Magazine and NH.com, a general interest Web site about the Granite State .

The Iowa Project 2000 - http://www.iowa2000.com Survey researcher Craig Tufty from PSI, has will track the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates through the Iowa Caucus, 2/7/00. The first Democratic and Republican poll of likely "Democrat" and "Republican" presidential caucus attendees has been completed. The complete survey methodology is available on the Web Site. And, to no one’s surprise, Bush and Gore are in the lead.

Iowa Pulse - http://www.iowapulse.com An Iowa Caucus Site went on-line July 3, devoted exclusively to coverage of the Iowa caucus. According to Greg Schermer", from the sponsoring organization (Lee Enterprises), the site is devoted to "bringing more Iowans into the caucuses". They have features on Iowa people, Iowa towns, candidates and caucus facts. Three Iowa political reporters, Todd Dorman, Kathie Obradovich and Ed Tibbetts will be providing commentary and opinion. Regular polling surveys from Personal Marketing Research Inc. will also be included on the site.

Iowa Political Hotline - http://iowapoliticalhotline.com Iowa Political Hotline is a publication of Heartland Communications Group and is a source for "Insider" political news and views of Iowa politics. They offer a number of useful Iowa presidential caucus updates including an excellent list of news stories and a monthly Presidential straw poll archive for the Dems and Repubs.

Iowa E-Democracy - http://www.e-democracy.org A new E-mail forum for Iowans to get involved in the caucus process. The grand opening for the site will be in September. The Discussion forum is a non-partisan, issue neutral group. It is a volunteer organization with participation from across the political spectrum, along with co-sponsoring organizations to promote project activities. Non-Iowans are welcome to subscribe and "lurk".

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