everyone has a reason

to want Bush out of office in November. I have a wonderful opportunity for each of you. Please visit Driving Votes, the website of a national organization dedicated to mobilizing citizens to road trip to swing states and register voters. It's a marvelously simple and attractive proposition: take a great all-American road trip with friends, even with a caravan of like-minded people, tap into the huge numbers of dissatisfied potential voters, and have a great time doing it.

DeclareYourself.com notes that "According to the Federal Election Commission, only 36 percent of eligible young people voted in the 2000 Presidential Election." Literally millions of Americans are disgruntled, disappointed--and feeling defeated about the system. If we can inspire just a fraction of them to vote their convictions instead of simply complain, Kerry's close race will become a landslide.

I've just become the state captain for Illinois. It's terribly exciting and terribly scary--I've never organized on this scale before, and Illinois is quite important, since it's within a day's drive of seven swing states. Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee...even Missouri is a swing state. Illinois can be a hub for this movement, but first, we need to get the word out.

I need creative, dedicated people--especially in the Chicago area--who want to win this election. You have a personal reason to oust Bush. You have skills. Can you reach newspapers, excite the hipster crowd, create a gorgeous flyer? I need you!

Visit the site. Pick a state and a date--and embark on an election adventure!