DNC Launches 2008 Rapid Response

I got this in the email yesterday, but haven't had a minute until now to cross-post.

The Republicans have recently (and belatedly, of course) admitted that Democrats and Progressives have leveraged the web to stay in contact with one another and to react quickly to changing political situations. Of course, they're trying their best to catch up, but we mustn't allow that.

Let me quote Josh McConaha from the DNC:

We're working full-time to make sure we don't let the Republican candidates and their allies get away with anything.

Fortunately, thanks to our crack research team, we have all the information we need to make that happen -- all the speeches, transcripts, video footage, and voting records.

But we need your help -- we need you to help us watch them and hold them accountable for their actions. That's why we're asking you to be part of an online rapid response operation for the 2008 presidential race.

This special PartyBuilder group will help serve as the eyes and ears of the Democratic Party during the campaign and will allow us to get you information on the 2008 Republican candidates as it breaks.

Can you be part of our rapid response team, and help make (or break) the presidential race in 2008?

http://www.democrats.org/2008RapidResponse

As a member of the PartyBuilder rapid response group, we'll send you important information about the 2008 Republican presidential candidates -- when they mislead voters, completely change positions on the issues, or pander to special interests. Then, you can help get the word out to your friends, family and neighbors.

You can also contribute to the research effort by fact-checking their statements, studying their records, and watching for campaign gaffes.
This is a group effort, and this work is essential for showing the American public the true nature of the Republican candidates. No matter how hard they try, they just can't hide how extreme they really are.

As George Bush's presidency proved, the stakes of a presidential election couldn't be higher. Do your part by joining the PartyBuilder rapid response group: http://www.democrats.org/2008RapidResponse

Rapid response can make or break a campaign. Just remember what happened during the 2006 campaign when former Senator George Allen, a Republican from Virginia, called a young man by a racial slur -- and got caught on tape.

Within a matter of hours, the episode spread through the Internet to Virginia voters, who started asking new questions about Allen's character and leadership. Senator Jim Webb defeated Allen by 8,000 votes -- and the Democratic Party took back the Senate.
That's one example, but we all know that Republican candidates are willing to say anything -- even abandon core beliefs -- to pander to the extreme right wing of their party. You can bet that during the 2008 campaign there will be plenty more examples of this behavior -- not to mention shameless misinformation, outright lies, and blatant fear-mongering.

We'll need every person we can get watching and documenting the 2008 Republican candidates. Join the PartyBuilder rapid response group to do just that.

http://www.democrats.org/2008RapidResponse

Sincerely,

--Josh, Stephanie, Michael, and Adam

The DNC's Internet Team

P.S. -- We post video regularly on YouTube. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DemocraticVideo

It's true that neither the DNC nor the RNC can be everywhere at once. But in the net-community, we effectively can be. While the Republicans are still struggling with phone trees and right-wing wurlitzer radio, we can mobilize the feet we already have on the ground, communicate news quickly back to HQ where they can take appropriate action. We're better, smarter and faster. Let's take advantage of our beachfront property and make sure that 2008 is a clean sweep for the Democratic Party.