Does anyone know

[saracat]

If the celebrity GOTV effort Declare Yourself www.electionimpact.votenet is Republican sponsored. I have an actor friend who is a Dem who linked it to his site as part of a GOTV effort and it looks weird to me.He wouldn't link it if he knew.Are they nonpartisan?Most are but do they lean a certain way? Anybody know anything about them?

[punpirate]

1. Their site says it was founded by Norman Lear. n/t

[saracat]

2. Norman was a friend of a very Republican family member,

so tho' he made fun of bigots and 70's Republicans, I don't know his affiliation.Do you?

[punpirate]

3. Lear is also a founding member of...

People for the American Way. PFAW has been highly critical of the Bushies and of conservative policies, and the neo-cons think rather ill of PFAW. It's a fairly liberal and pro-civil rights organization.

Overall, I don't think "Declare Yourself" is a Republican shell organization. Some confusion might occur because Republicans have started a number of get-out-the-vote web campaigns around the same time as "Declare Yourself."

As for Lear being friends with a Republican, maybe that was at a time when one could still be friends with Republicans, but disagree with their politics. The new Republicans have since encouraged a "take-no-prisoners" approach to politics which has probably corrupted a great many friendships in this country....

As for Lear's political membership, I wouldn't know for sure if he's a registered Democrat or not. I can guess, though.

Cheers.

[saracat]

4. Thank you so much! I feel better now

More voters, more Dems!