12/29/04
Kerry, Clark still wooing backers
Sure it's the holidays, when friends and families–not the headlines–rule, but did you really expect politics to stop? It certainly didn't for some of the 2004 Democratic presidential candidates. In a year when the Internet was the campaign outreach avenue of choice, several of the ex-candidates E-mailed their supporters and donors with a Christmas message. Some even asked for money, a sure sign that presidential election politics has become a round-the-clock business.

Sen. John Kerry was first out, urging his supporters to think about our troops overseas. His wasn't an overtly political message, instead focusing on the troops and their families. The political message was left to Wes Clark, the ex-NATO boss and Democratic presidential candidate. He talked politics. "The holidays are," he wrote, "a time for reflection. It's hard not to reflect on everything we've experienced together–from the highs and lows of our own presidential campaign through the highs and lows of John Kerry's campaign, and the difficult days and weeks that have followed since November 2nd, 2004 has certainly been a memorable year for all of us." Then came his pitch: Send money to his "WesPac" and help sign up more members to the website: www.wespac2004.com.

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