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August 05, 2003
CONTACTS:
Maya Israel,
Maya@DraftWesleyClark.com
Josh Margulies,
Josh@DraftWesleyClark.com
John Hlinko,
John@DraftWesleyClark.com
DraftWesleyClark.com Holds
Clark ’04 MeetUps in Nearly 100 Cities; America “Feels a Draft.”
(Washington, DC) – DraftWesleyClark.com, the largest effort to
draft former General Wesley Clark for President, announced that
local Clark supporters met last night in nearly 100 “MeetUps”
across America (92 confirmed so far).
“We are the third largest Presidential candidate MeetUp group –
and we don’t even have a candidate,” said John Hlinko, co-leader
of DraftWesleyClark.com. “General Clark is already running a
strong third in the ‘Grassroots Primary.’ If he enters the race,
and America gets to see him first-hand, we have no doubt he’ll
move to the head of the class.”
The group’s MeetUp success mirrors its success on other
indicators of grassroots enthusiasm. According to the "Lycos 50
Daily Report," the number of people searching for Clark is third
among all "candidates.” And, according to Alexa.com,
DraftWesleyClark.com is second in traffic among all “candidate”
sites.
“We had 13 people at our first MeetUp, and we thought we might
double the number for this one,” said Joe Rubio, East Bay
Coordinator for DraftWesleyClark.com. “But in the end, we had
50. People just kept pouring in. Something truly incredible has
been unleashed here.”
About DraftWesleyClark.com
Launched in April, 2003, DraftWesleyClark.com has already
collected tens of thousands of letters urging General Clark to
run, and built a network of volunteers, ready to serve – if
General Clark chooses to lead. DraftWesleyClark.com has already
been featured on Meet The Press, CBS Evening News, Crossfire,
CNN, MSNBC, and Fox, as well as in the Los Angeles Times, The
New York Times, Esquire and Newsweek.
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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