Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to convince another person why they should vote Democratic in the November 2004 election? Here are some talking points you can use to help win them over:

• Bush's "go-it-alone" policy and the prisoner abuse scandal have cost us our allies and friends around the world and our moral authority.
• Every day, environmental protections are under attack by the Bush administration.
• Do you feel as confident, secure and hopeful as you did four years ago?

• Every day our national deficit is soaring, money for education and social programs is shrinking, and there is no end in sight.

• Every justification given by the Bush administration for invading Iraq has proven to be false.

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• The Clinton budget surplus has been replaced by a staggering deficit, which threatens education, health care, medicare and social programs. Where did all of our money go?
• Iraq: No U.N, no WMD, no Al Qaeda connection, no Geneva conventions, no exit. SF Chronicle editorial, May 10, 2004. 
• Torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq -- Seymour Hersh describes conditions at the prison, who was in charge, who blew the whistle, and who’s being blamed.
• Check out our Editorial Page for some powerful statements by well-known writers.