December152007.com – Recap

CONGRATULATIONS!

  • You really made a difference!
  • While the results below show that we fell short of the goal, the fact is, we have contributed a considerable amount to the Kucinich campaign.
  • Without furter ado, here are the results …

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RESULTS

  • $131,400 TOTAL
    • $86,400 made directly to the Kucinich site
    • $45,000 made to ActBlue
  • Approximately 1,592 donors (1,072 to Kucinich, approx. 520 to ActBlue)
    • At least 665 were new donors (As determined via contributions to the Kucinich site. New donor results via ActBlue are not known.)
    • Average donation works out to $82
  • December 15, combined with the Black Friday event and the Nov 29 drive, will amount to a very successful 4th quarter for Dennis Kucinich. You can view historical data, as well as the 4th quarter results when they are released, at opensecrets.org.
  • Special thanks to rcut for the tireless promotional efforts, and to Adam for his help with the graphs. And thanks to everyone else that posted stories, voted for stories, sent emails and anything else!

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FUTURE KUCINICH DRIVES

  • I am working on ideas for future drives. I will send out one last email to this list once the details are worked out.

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NEW FORUM FOR KUCINICH

  • There is a new forum for Kucinich supporters: denniscrats.com/vanilla
  • Check it out – it’s a great way to stay connected with people that were part of this event.

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CONGRESSIONAL REVOLUTION

  • As we have all seen, Congress plays an integral role in shaping the direction of the country. Or should I say, *should* play a role.
  • It is obvious that we cannot simply rely on electing the right president. We must also work to elect the right Congress.
  • Visit congressionalrevolution.com to join that movement
  • Seriously, check it out :-)

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REAL LIFE

  • As you may have seen in the recent Kucinich email, it is very important that we do what we can to expand Kucinich’s exposure from the Internet and into real life.
  • Join a Meetup group near you: http://denniskucinich.meetup.com/

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Once again, thank you, everyone.

Stay involved,

William Scott Hunter
- info@december152007.com

December 17, 2007 at 7:45 pm 3 comments

December 15 – Last Update Today

LET’S KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!

  • With only a few hours left on the East coast, and a few more than that on the West, let’s do what we can to keep the momentum going!
  • Trust me, there are still people that don’t know about this event, yet would love to contribute to Kucinich’s campaign!

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FINAL PROMOTIONAL PUSH

  • There are new stories on Digg and Reddit. Vote for them now!
  • There are a lot of impeachment conversations going on today based on Congressman Wexler’s support – find them and post links to December152007.com and/or Kucinich’s site.

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IT IS DECEMBER 15!

  • Go to Dennis Kucinich’s official site dennis4president.com – click “Contribute: Online” at the top of the page.
  • If you experience any problems, you can contribute on Dennis’s ActBlue site: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/12518
  • You can also contribute by calling 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each, any amount is encouraged.

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- info@december152007.com

December 16, 2007 at 12:19 am Leave a comment

December 15 – Mid-day Update

UPDATE

  • Some people have expressed concerns about ActBlue. Go ahead and make your contribution on Kucinich’s site. If it will not work for you, you can make a contribution at ActBlue.
  • Revised details are below.

IT IS DECEMBER 15!

  • Go to Dennis Kucinich’s official site dennis4president.com – click “Contribute: Online” at the top of the page.
  • If you experience any problems, you can contribute on Dennis’s ActBlue site: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/12518
  • You can also contribute by calling 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each, any amount is encouraged.

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FINAL PROMOTIONAL PUSH

  • Go to Digg, Reddit and NewsVine now to search for “December 15″ stories and vote them up. If they don’t exist on a site you frequent, post one! I created a page at http://www.december152007.com/dec15.html that you can use as a fresh url.
  • Post on MySpace, Facebook, etc. – kind of a “Hey everyone, it’s happening now, be a part of it” type of thing.

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FLYERS

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IF YOU LIVE IN LOS ANGELES

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- info@december152007.com

December 15, 2007 at 5:35 pm 4 comments

December 15 – Contribute to Kucinich Today!

1,350 subscribers as of 12/14/07

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IT IS DECEMBER 15!

  • At this moment, the Kucinich campaign has told me there are some intermittent problems with their contribution page and they have directed everyone to contribute on Dennis’s ActBlue site: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/12518
  • You can also contribute by calling 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • ActBlue is completely legitimate, but if you prefer, you can try contributing on Dennis Kucinich’s official site dennis4president.com – click “Contribute: Online” at the top of the page.
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each, any amount is encouraged.

——————–

FINAL PROMOTIONAL PUSH

  • Go to Digg, Reddit and NewsVine now to search for “December 15″ stories and vote them up. If they don’t exist on a site you frequent, post one! I created a page at http://www.december152007.com/dec15.html that you can use as a fresh url.
  • Post on MySpace, Facebook, etc. – kind of a “Hey everyone, it’s happening now, be a part of it” type of thing.

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FLYERS

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IF YOU LIVE IN LOS ANGELES

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- info@december152007.com

December 15, 2007 at 7:27 am Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 14 Update

1,274 subscribers as of 12/13/07

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NOTES

  • On Dec 15, all donations are to be made to dennis4president.com. Or call 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each on Dec 15, any amount is encouraged.

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ONE MORE DAY

  • Today, Friday, is our last day before the event to get the word out.
  • Go to Digg, Reddit and NewsVine now to search for “reminder stories” and vote them up. If they don’t exist on a site you frequent, post one! I created a page at http://www.december152007.com/reminder.html that you can use as a fresh url.
  • Although on Saturday, we will also need to do a major push on Digg, Reddit, MySpace, Facebook, etc. – kind of a “Hey everyone, it’s happening now, be a part of it” type of thing. So be prepared to monitor those sites, vote stories up, etc.

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FLYERS

  • There are now PDFs of flyers you can download, print, cut and distribute at your university, Whole Foods or anywhere else.
  • Go to http://www.december152007.com/banners.html and scroll down to find a Color and a Black/White PDF
  • You can cut the flyers for free at Kinko’s

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HOUSE PARTIES

  • The official Kucinich campaign has taken the idea of the anniversary of the Bill of Rights and expanded it to another level!
  • Check out their house party initiative – it sounds like fun!
  • We must reach out beyond our immediate online community to get other supporters involved. A house party is a great way to do that!
  • Sign up and let others find you.
  • For those that can’t afford $100, this is a great way to pool your money with others (Although any donation amount is encouraged, it might be fun to pool your money.).

——————–

——————–

MORE PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Reddit has been one of our biggest sources of traffic.
    • Post Kucinich stories
    • Check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up
    • Comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

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DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

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- info@december152007.com

December 14, 2007 at 1:09 pm Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 13 Update

1,239 subscribers as of 12/12/07

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NOTES

  • On Dec 15, all donations are to be made to dennis4president.com. Or call 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each on Dec 15, any amount is encouraged.

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NEWS

  • And so it has begun … the Des Moines Register excluded Dennis Kucinich from today’s debate.
  • Are you willing to allow a media outlet to decide who should speak for you? Are you willing to sit back and let this go unanswered?
  • Please, don’t let the media speak for you. Redouble your efforts to show what messages and positions are important to you. Get the word out about donating to Kucinich’s campaign on Decemer 15!

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FLYERS

  • There are now PDFs of flyers you can download, print, cut and distribute at your university, Whole Foods or anywhere else.
  • Go to http://www.december152007.com/banners.html and scroll down to find a Color and a Black/White PDF
  • You can cut the flyers for free at Kinko’s

——————–

HOUSE PARTIES

  • The official Kucinich campaign has taken the idea of the anniversary of the Bill of Rights and expanded it to another level!
  • Check out their house party initiative – it sounds like fun!
  • We must reach out beyond our immediate online community to get other supporters involved. A house party is a great way to do that!
  • Sign up and let others find you.
  • For those that can’t afford $100, this is a great way to pool your money with others (Although any donation amount is encouraged, it might be fun to pool your money.).

——————–

——————–

MORE PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Reddit has been one of our biggest sources of traffic.
    • Post Kucinich stories
    • Check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up
    • Comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

——————–

DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

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- info@december152007.com

December 13, 2007 at 9:15 am Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 12 Update

1,191 subscribers as of 12/11/07

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NOTES

  • On Dec 15, all donations are to be made to dennis4president.com. Or call 877-41-DENNIS (877-413-3664)
  • Although the goal is to have 100,000 people donate $100 each on Dec 15, any amount is encouraged.

——————–

UPDATE

  • There are now PDFs of flyers you can download, print, cut and distribute at your university, Whole Foods or anywhere else.
  • Go to http://www.december152007.com/banners.html and scroll down to find a Color and a Black/White PDF
  • You can cut the flyers for free at Kinko’s

——————–

HOUSE PARTIES

  • The official Kucinich campaign has taken the idea of the anniversary of the Bill of Rights and expanded it to another level!
  • Check out their house party initiative – it sounds like fun!
  • We must reach out beyond our immediate online community to get other supporters involved. A house party is a great way to do that!
  • Sign up and let others find you.
  • For those that can’t afford $100, this is a great way to pool your money with others (Although any donation amount is encouraged, it might be fun to pool your money. Plus, you can probably even convince the cynical guy down the hall in your dorm to give $10 if there’s a party involved.).

——————–

——————–

MORE PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Reddit has been one of our biggest sources of traffic.
    • Post Kucinich stories
    • Check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up
    • Comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • New Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

——————–

DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

——————–
- info@december152007.com

December 12, 2007 at 10:53 am Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 10 Update

1,088 subscribers as of 12/09/07

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UPDATE

  • We have less than one week left.
  • I know there are millions of Kucinich supporters, yet only 1,088 have signed up to donate on December 15.
  • I just watched the Sean Penn video and there were who-knows-how-many students in the crowd cheering along. Do they know about December 15?
  • How can we reach the rest of Dennis’s supporters? We may have to step outside of our normal reach to get to these people. We may have to do more than post a MySpace bulletin, more than post a story on Reddit.
  • Think about it and email your ideas to info@december152007.com so I can share them. Then go out and implement them!

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HOUSE PARTIES

  • The official Kucinich campaign has taken the idea of the anniversary of the Bill of Rights and expanded it to another level!
  • Check out their house party initiative – it sounds like fun!
  • I went to a fundraising dinner for Dennis on Saturday and no one there was familiar with the December 15 drive. We must reach out beyond our immediate online community to get other supporters involved. A house party is a great way to do that!
  • Sign up and let others find you.
  • For those that can’t afford $100, this is a great way to pool your money with others (Although any donation amount is encouraged, it might be fun to pool your money. Plus, you can probably even convince the cynical guy down the hall in your dorm to give $10 if there’s a party involved.).

——————–

NPR

Let’s spark some discussion on NPR!

1) Email “Talk of the Nation” at http://www.npr.org/contact/totn.html with one of these (suggested) questions:

  • “What’s the big deal with netroots fundraising like december152007.com?”
  • “What effect will netroots fundraising like decemer152007.com have on the election?”
  • “How effective will the december152007.com Kucinich money bomb be?”
  • “Is anyone researching the implications of one-day fundraising on sites such as december152007.com?”
  • “How much will money be a boost to the Kucinich campaign? december152007.com is looking to find out.”

2) Listen to and Call “Talk of the Nation”

  • http://www.npr.org/ (“24 hr Program Stream” link on top of page)
  • 2-4 p.m. EST (11a.m. – 1p.m. Pacific)
  • (800) 989-8255

——————–

——————–

MORE PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Reddit has been one of our biggest sources of traffic.
    • Post Kucinich stories
    • Check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up
    • Comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com! We’ve gotten decent traffic from comments on DailyKos and some site called IckyPeople.com … who knew?!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • New Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

——————–

DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

——————–
- info@december152007.com

December 10, 2007 at 9:42 am Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 7 Update

1,005 subscribers as of 12/06/07

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UPDATE

  • We just crossed $100,000 in donations. While this is far below our goal, it is still impressive. But we also have over a week to get this number much larger!
  • We need to take advantage of our size to reach a critical mass.
  • I know we are all very busy with our daily lives, but please take time today, Saturday and Sunday to promote December 15 online and offline.
  • Assume no one else is going to do anything. It’s up to you.

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NPR

Let’s spark some discussion on NPR!

1) Email “Talk of the Nation” at http://www.npr.org/contact/totn.html with one of these (suggested) questions:

  • “What’s the big deal with netroots fundraising like december152007.com?”
  • “What effect will netroots fundraising like decemer152007.com have on the election?”
  • “How effective will the december152007.com Kucinich money bomb be?”
  • “Is anyone researching the implications of one-day fundraising on sites such as december152007.com?”
  • “How much will money be a boost to the Kucinich campaign? december152007.com is looking to find out.”

2) Listen to and Call “Talk of the Nation”

  • http://www.npr.org/ (“24 hr Program Stream” link on top of page)
  • 2-4 p.m. EST (11a.m. – 1p.m. Pacific)
  • (800) 989-8255

——————–

——————–

PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Reddit has been one of our biggest sources of traffic.
    • Post Kucinich stories
    • Check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up
    • Comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com! We’ve gotten decent traffic from comments on DailyKos and some site called IckyPeople.com … who knew?!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Craigslist.org – go to your city’s politics section and post the banner and a link to December152007.com.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • New Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

——————–

DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

——————–
- info@december152007.com

December 7, 2007 at 9:01 am Leave a comment

December152007.com – December 5 Update

915 subscribers as of 12/04/07

——————–

NPR

Let’s spark some discussion on NPR!

1) Email “Talk of the Nation” at http://www.npr.org/contact/totn.html with one of these (suggested) questions:

  • “What’s the big deal with netroots fundraising like december152007.com?”
  • “How effective will the december152007.com Kucinich money bomb be?”
  • “Is anyone researching the implications of one-day fundraising on sites such as december152007.com?”
  • “How much will money be a boost to the Kucinich campaign? december152007.com is looking to find out.”

2) Listen to and Call “Talk of the Nation”

  • http://www.npr.org/ (“24 hr Program Stream” link on top of page)
  • 2-4 p.m. EST (11a.m. – 1p.m. Pacific)
  • (800) 989-8255

——————–

——————–

PROMOTION IDEAS

  • We are the key to spreading the word on this movement. Please spend 15-30 minutes every day to promote.
  • – Most of our traffic has come from Reddit.com. And yet, it’s been a tiny fraction of the daily visitors to that site. There are still A LOT of visitors to Reddit that like Kucinich and yet don’t know about this campaign. Post Kucinich stories, check as regularly as possible for Kucinich stories to vote them up, and comment them with a link to December152007.com.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download the StumbleUpon toolbar, then visit December152007.com and click the thumbs up icon. We’ve gotten a large portion of our traffic from StumbleUpon, so this works!
  • – If you haven’t done so already, please add this profile as a friend and place it in your top friends list. Post bulletins.
  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types. Post a comment or send an email to a blog you frequent, right now :-)
  • If you see a story about Kucinich (or impeachment, etc.) on a blog or other site that allows comments, leave a comment about December152007.com! We’ve gotten decent traffic from comments on DailyKos and some site called IckyPeople.com … who knew?!
  • Bookmark toolbar: On the front page of December152007.com, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar.” Click it to add December152007.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • Craigslist.org – go to your city’s politics section and post the banner and a link to December152007.com.
  • Search for “Kucinich” on news.google.com regularly and post new stories about him on Digg and Reddit.
  • New Banners are available. Click here.
  • Email me at info@december152007.com with your ideas!

——————–

DONATION DAY DETAILS

  • Please join us this December 15th, 2007, for a massive one-day donation for 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10 million.
  • All donations are to be made at Dennis4President.com!
  • Please visit december152007.com to learn more.

——————–
- info@december152007.com

December 5, 2007 at 8:03 am Leave a comment

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