Democrat for a Change

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My friend, AB, sent the below message to me recently. I may be "preachin' to the choir" here, or in some cases not. Either way, I encourage you to check out the videos. Even more importantly, I urge you to vote on Tuesday, November 7th.

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Subject: My political project 3
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:06:58 -0700

Hi,

A friend of mine and I just launched 10 original ads to help get Democrats elected and we posted them on YouTube.
Note that many of the people in these videos are former Republicans speaking to Republicans. The messages reflect a more moderate tone than you might expect from me. It may appeal to you.

You can check out our channel with all 10 ads here:

http://youtube.com/democratforachange

Please check them out and spread them around to friends and family as you see fit. They're all targeted to people who don't generally vote Democrat, so the wider we spread our net, the more likely we'll be able to impact the election. We are using the blogger community to gain some initial audience, and will get Democratic congressional campaigns to distribute the links as well.

I warn you, they are home made. This sums it up:

1 video camera borrowed from a friend: $0

1 professional director of photography we found on Craigslist: $0

9 people we found to star in our ads : $0

2 DV videotapes: $10

6 bagels, 8 muffins, cold cuts, waters, sodas, snacks and sundry other groceries to feed our tireless cast and crew: $80

1 editor (also from Craigslist) to spend countless hours logging, cutting, editing and uploading: $100

Making 10 people-powered political ads to help Democrats get elected: priceless

Let me know what you think.

Thanks!

John