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July 17, 2003
CONTACTS:
Maya Israel, 718-875-3556,
Maya@DraftWesleyClark.com
Josh Margulies, 917-509-6240,
Josh@DraftWesleyClark.com
John Hlinko, 202-744-6525,
John@DraftWesleyClark.com
“Draft Wesley Clark” Reaches
Multiple Milestones: 100+ MeetUp Cities; Quarter Million $$ in
Pledges; Radio Ads; FEC Filing; and… Second in Traffic of ALL
Presidential Candidate Sites.
General Wesley Clark, on www.DraftWesleyClark.com:
"Mr. Clark also said that
DraftWesleyClark.com was central to the possibility of making
the race. 'It has a very significant influence,' he said. 'When
you are looking at moving into a field where you’ve never been
before, when you see things like this forming, it makes you
seriously consider your options.'.... 'They have really used the
power of the Internet in a way that I don’t think it’s been used
before,' he said. 'I’ve never seen or heard of anything like
it.'" (NY Observer, 7/16/03)
(Washington, DC) – DraftWesleyClark.com today announced that it
has reached significant milestones on multiple fronts,
dramatically ramping up its effort to draft Wesley Clark for
President, and forcing it to send out a press release that crams
way too much into fewer than 600 words.
Nearly $250k in Pledges
DraftWesleyClark.com has raised nearly $250,000
in pledges for its “General Fund,” from more than 1,000 separate
individuals – in only 3 weeks since it was launched.
High Growth in MeetUp numbers
The campaign also confirmed that
DraftWesleyClark.com supporters met in nearly 100 in cities on
Monday, July 7th via Clark 2004 “MeetUps.”
The Clark 2004 MeetUp group is now the third
largest of ALL presidential candidate MeetUps – and first for
rate of growth. It is now the 12th highest ranked of
ALL MeetUp groups – this week passing both the “Elvis” and
“Buffy” groups.
There are now Clark 2004 MeetUp members in nearly
400 cities around the world, with critical mass (5 or more for a
meeting) in 181.
Second Most Trafficked Presidential “Candidate”
Site
Grassroots enthusiasm for a Clark candidacy has
now made www.DraftWesleyClark.com the second-highest trafficked
site of all Presidential candidates – a crucial grassroots
“modem primary” endorsement.
Alexa Rankings for week ended July 16th:
(note, lower numbers reflect a better position, and higher
traffic. See
http://pages.alexa.com/prod_serv/traffic_learn_more.html for
more details)
DeanForAmerica.com: 6,464
DraftWesleyClark.com: 36,559
JohnKerry.com: 60,299
georgewbush.com: 65,691
dickgephardt2004.com: 85,589
johnedwards2004.com: 88,316
Joe2004.com (Lieberman): 148,962
sharptonexplore2004.com: 247,165
grahamforpresident.com: 281,306
Radio Ads
DraftWesleyClark.com is now running its radio ad
(“Dream Candidate”) in 4 states, with South Carolina and
Arkansas joining previously announced states – New Hampshire and
Iowa. Hear ad & read transcript at:
www.draftwesleyclark.com/radio.htm
FEC Filing
DraftWesleyClark.com has filed with the Federal
Election Commission as an official committee, enabling it to
dramatically ramp up its fundraising and outreach effort.
About
DraftWesleyClark.com
Launched only three months ago,
DraftWesleyClark.com has collected tens of thousands of letters
urging General Clark to run, gained national and international
media coverage in print, online, and on TV, and built a network
of volunteers, ready to serve – if General Clark chooses to
lead.
DraftWesleyClark.com is the largest effort to
draft the General. It 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 effort is led by a diverse team
including veterans of a number of grassroots and political
efforts. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, one block from
the White House. For more information, please see
www.DraftWesleyClark.com.
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