Dear Friends,
We the undersigned
singers/songwriters/strummers and dreamers believe that
the upcoming presidential election
will have an impact on our country and
the world community for many decades
to come. We believe that in order to
reach the positive goals of peace and
unity, George Bush must go. To this
end, we support JOHN KERRY FOR
PRESIDENT. We urge you to join us and do the
following in order to ensure that
Kerry wins back the White House in 2004:
1. Vote for John Kerry
2. Contact your local Democratic party
and offer transportation assistance
getting Democrats to the polls.
3. If you are voting in a swing state, vote
for John Kerry. Ralph Nader
is not an option in a race this close.
Winner takes all in American
elections.
This means that if Ralph Nader gets 3%
of the vote, he doesn't get 3% of
the voice. The president gets 100% of
the voice (and cabinet selections).
If you are planning to vote for Ralph
Nader, you can sign up at
VotePair.org, where people in
non-swing states agree to vote for Nader in
exchange for Kerry votes in swing
states. It's legal, and VotePair's founder
(and Dar Williams' friend), Jamie
Raskin, says that Ralph Nader has endorsed
it this time around.
4. Don't give up on trying to bring one
more vote to the Democratic Party.
Talk it up!
Thank you for being part of our community.
We look forward to working with
you for a better tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Patty Larkin and Dar Williams
Merrie Amsterburg, Karla
Bonoff, Jonatha Brooke, The
Burns Sisters, Catie Curtis, Peter
Gallway, John Gorka, Tracy
Grammer, Pat Humphries &
Sandy O, Janis Ian, Lucy
Kaplansky, Christine Lavin,
Peter Mulvey, Holly Near, Carrie
Newcomer, Nerissa & Katryna
Nields, Tom
Rush, Chris Smither, Marc Schulman, Ben Wittman