Beat Bush. In 2004 it
was that simple. Standing in the way was Karl Rove, his well-tested
and successful 72 hour get-out-the-vote program, and other hurdles
like the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. To counteract the Republican
campaign machine, MoveOn.org Political Action and its more than
3 million members were ready for a fight. MoveOn.org teamed up
with Grassroots Campaigns to develop the ambitious Leave No Voter
Behind campaign. Within months, we hired and trained 500 field
organizers and placed them in 17 battleground states. Their job?
Work with thousands of MoveOn members to organize over 10,000
precincts before election day just six weeks away. The result?
Over one half million target voters turned out on Election Day.
