(Washington, DC), August 24, 2003

PRESS CONFERENCE

When: Monday August 25th, 1:00 PM

Where: Washington DC National Press Club, 1st. Amendment Room
529 14th Street, NW (also broadcast on C-SPAN)

Who: John Hlinko, Co-founder DraftWesleyClark.com
Josh Margulies, Co-founder DraftWesleyClark.com
Kristo “Chris” Kofinis, PhD Democratic Political Consultant

What: DraftWesleyClark.com will present an analysis of national polling collected by Zogby International. Will include: Clark’s ranking among Democrats; rankings of current candidates; Clark’s ranking against President Bush; voter commitment to specific candidates, including Clark; importance of national security experience in a candidate; percentage of voters open to a new Democratic candidate.

*Release of “America Needs You,” DraftWesleyClark.com’s most recent television advertisement.

*Josh Margulies and John Hlinko will brief reporters on their recent trip to Little Rock, Arkansas and DraftWesleyClark.com’s plans leading up to a potential entrance into the race by General Clark.

GENERAL CLARK ON DRAFTWESLEYCLARK.COM

· “They've really caught fire and really have done something very, very important.” (CNN, 8/17/03)

· "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.'" (NY Observer, 7/16/03)

· “They’re using new tools of communication, like the Internet, in ways that we haven’t seen before.” (The Today Show, 7/14/03)

· “They’re the ones really that are forcing me to seriously look at this.” (CNN Inside Politics, 7/2/03)

ABOUT DRAFTWESLEYCLARK.COM

Launched in April, 2003, DraftWesleyClark.com has collected tens of thousands of letters urging General Clark to run, raised half a million dollars in pledges, and built a network of volunteer leaders, ready to serve – if General Clark chooses to lead. DraftWesleyClark.com has already been featured on Good Morning America, Meet The Press, CBS Evening News, Crossfire, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox, as well as in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 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 headquartered in Washington, DC, one block from the White House. For more information, please see www.DraftWesleyClark.com.
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