LITTLETON, N.H., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After months of
speculation, Al Gore's name will be on the presidential ballot in the
nation's first primary.
A bi-partisan group of New Hampshire voters -- unhappy with the timid
approach to halting global warming by the primary candidates of both
parties -- is organizing a three-week grass roots campaign to write in
Gore's name on the primary ballot.
"A write-in vote for Al Gore in the New Hampshire Primary is a vote for
bold political leadership to stem global warming," says Farrell S. Seiler,
who is coordinating the write-in campaign for the non-partisan group, Draft
Gore New Hampshire. (http://www.DraftGoreNH.com)
"New Hampshire voters can't wait for the primary candidates from either
party to make climate change the organizing theme of their presidential
campaigns," says Seiler, who is also chairman of the New Hampshire Wind
Energy Association.
"Sadly, few of the Republican or Democratic candidates fully understand
the gravity of this planetary emergency," says the group. "Global warming
is low on their list of priorities."
"Aggressive measures to reduce global warming must become THE campaign
priority for all the presidential candidates, both Republican and
Democrat," says Seiler. "We need comprehensive carbon reduction strategies
coupled with plans to transform our economy from reliance on dirty fossil
fuels to clean energy technologies."
"Courageous leadership is needed to press for mandatory targets for
carbon reduction, to advocate for a moratorium on new coal-fired plants and
to push for quick progress during the Bali negotiations," says the group.
"Al Gore's name will be placed on the ballot by New Hampshire voters
themselves on January 8," says Seiler. "All it takes is a pencil."
By writing in Al Gore's name on the ballot, voters in New Hampshire can
send all the candidates an unmistakable message: stronger political action
is needed now to stem the devastating consequences of green house gas
emissions.
New Hampshire election law permits the name of any person to be written
in on the ballot itself. Any New Hampshire resident can register and vote
in the primary -- same day registration, same day voting.
Opinion polls over the past few months continue to demonstrate that Al
Gore's popularity remains very high in New Hampshire. One poll even showed
him getting 32% of the primary vote -- ahead of frontrunner Hillary
Clinton.
Volunteers are identifying Gore supporters, compiling voter lists,
setting up telephone banks, raising funds, and preparing to turn out
thousands of Gore voters.
Draft Gore New Hampshire predicts that a dedicated group of committed
volunteers can deliver thousands of votes for Al Gore -- a political
message to the major presidential candidates that concrete solutions to
global warming can no longer be put off.
Draft Gore New Hampshire is a 100% volunteer, grass roots organization
of Granite State voters concerned about the worldwide impact of climate
change. http://www.draftgorenh.com
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