|
|
May 29, 2003
CONTACTS:
John Hlinko,
John@DraftWesleyClark.com
David Wallace, Dave@DraftWesleyClark.com
“DraftWesleyClark.com” to Run
Radio Ads in New Hampshire; Clark “Ground Troops” Plan Local
Meetings Across Nation
(Washington, DC) –
“DraftWesleyClark.com,” a grassroots effort by citizens working
to convince former General Wesley Clark to seek the Democratic
nomination for president, today announced that it will begin
running radio ads this week to promote its “Draft the General”
campaign. The ads will air initially in New Hampshire, but work
is underway to expand the effort to other key states. The
campaign also announced that it had formed local chapters that
would be meeting across the nation, starting on June 2nd.
(see http://www.DraftWesleyClark.com for ad audio and
transcript)
“These radio ads mark the beginning of the ‘air phase’ of our
campaign to convince America that General Clark should be our
next president,” said John Hlinko, president of political
consulting firm Extreme Campaigns, and a leader of the
DraftWesleyClark.com effort. “And starting next week, our
‘ground troops’ will begin taking this message to communities
across the nation.”
Launched only seven weeks ago, the DraftWesleyClark.com movement
has already collected thousands of letters to General Clark,
asking him to run. It presented its first batch of letters to
General Clark personally in New Hampshire in mid-May. (see site
to view letters)
The Air Phase: Starting in New Hampshire
The 60-second ad, entitled “Dream Candidate,” will begin airing
this week on a number of stations in New Hampshire, including
WGIR, WQSO, and WPKQ. The initial run will extend into next week
in New Hampshire.
(To listen to the ad or read a transcript, please visit http://www.DraftWesleyClark.com).
New Hampshire DraftWesleyClark.com Coordinator, Susan Putney
also indicated the ads would run during WGIR's popular afternoon
political talkshow The Dan Pierce Show, as well as during Imus
in the morning on WQSO. The WPKQ buy targets the northern part
of New Hampshire. The scope of the ads currently cover the
concentration of population in Manchester/Concord/Laconia south
to the Massachusetts border, over to the seacoast area and up
into the northern part of the state.
The group is raising funds to extend the reach of the ad to
other key states. As part of this effort it is selling “Draft
Wesley Clark” merchandise with all proceeds going solely to
cover DraftWesleyClark.com costs.
Ground Troops: Deploying Across America
The group also announced that local DraftWesleyClark.com
chapters had formed, and would be meeting in Washington, DC, New
York City, Seattle, and other cities on Monday June 2nd.
For details on meeting times and places, see
http://clark2004.meetup.com.
About DraftWesleyClark.com
The DraftWesleyClark.com campaign is not affiliated with General
Clark, but is motivated by high regard for his solid record of
leadership and achievement: Former supreme commander of NATO;
First in his class at West Point; Vietnam combat veteran; A
Rhodes Scholar; A necessary voice of common sense and moderation
on the foreign policy front. The campaign leaders believe Clark
is the best possible candidate to oppose President Bush: One
with the unquestionable credentials on national security,
foreign policy, and other issues necessary to win – and to be a
truly great president himself. The effort is led by a diverse
team, including John Hlinko, president of Extreme Campaigns. In
only seven weeks, it has generated thousands of letters to
General Clark, urging him to run for president.
For more information, please see www.DraftWesleyClark.com, or
contact:
John Hlinko, John@ExtremeCampaigns
David Wallace, Dave@DraftWesleyClark.com
Josh Margulies, Republicans for Clark, Josh@RepublicansForClark.com.
|
|
