I just got this in my e-mail box:
Dear MoveOn member,
The votes are counted, the exit polls are complete, and the results from the MoveOn primary are in. Over 300,000 MoveOn members have cast votes — a turnout bigger than the election turnout in many states — and news outlets from CBS to Reuters have covered the story as it unfolded this week.
The MoveOn primary has allowed hundreds of thousands of ordinary voters to speak at a time when usually only pundits, pollsters, and wealthy donors have influence. Now it’s time to put our money where our mouth is. The end of this month — June 30th — marks a key deadline for candidate fundraising: candidates will truly sink or swim based on whether they show that they can raise money.
Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, we’re encouraging everyone to support the candidate they voted for. That’s why we’ve attached a fundraising appeal from Howard Dean (the candidate who you voted for) below, and that’s why we strongly encourage you to give what you can — from \$20 to \$2,000 — TODAY.
You can give to Howard Dean’s campaign online right now at: http://www.deanforamerica.com/moveonfordean
So how did the candidates do? The statistics below are only a part of the picture: perhaps the most significant fact is that virtually all of the candidates would have the enthusiastic support of a majority of MoveOn members. Taking back the primary process for ordinary people is an important goal, but the vote made clear that we’re ready to defeat Bush no matter who the Democratic nominee is.
As a result of the primary, well over 100,000 people have joined a presidential campaign or contributed to one. We’re already building a movement to defeat Bush in 2004.
Here are the vote totals:
| BRAUN | 7021 | 2.21% |
|---|---|---|
| DEAN | 139360 | 43.87% |
| EDWARDS | 10146 | 3.19% |
| GRAHAM | 7113 | 2.24% |
| KERRY | 49973 | 15.73% |
| KUCINICH | 76000 | 23.93% |
| GEPHARDT | 7755 | 2.44% |
| LIEBERMAN | 6095 | 1.92% |
| SHARPTON | 1677 | 0.53% |
| OTHER | 6121 | 1.93% |
| UNDECIDED | 6378 | 2.01% |
| 317647 | 100.00% |
The complete results, along with some analysis, are available on our website at: http://moveon.org/pac/primary/report.html
It’s been an amazing week for MoveOn.org PAC. Every Democratic presidential campaign has invested time and energy into the primary. The national news media have covered the process with gravity. Together, we’ve begun to shift the balance in how these choices get made — from wealthy benefactors and snarky pundits to ordinary, active citizens. Thank you.
Sincerely, –Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack The MoveOn Team June 27th, 2003
P.S. For links to all of the candidates’ donation pages, go to: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/
Very interesting — and congrats to Dean! 43% of the vote is certainly nothing to look down upon!
Dean’s statment on the results can be found here.