Dear George,

To win back the White House, Democrats should stop discussing policy with each other and get out and meet the public. The people will tell you what the issues are; all we have to do is open our ears. The way to win is to take action NOW: start canvassing, registering voters, distributing literature. Ninety percent of all time spent in the club house talking politics is wasted. 100 percent of the time spent putting Democratic literature in the hands of voters is time well spent.

Sherwood Ross (electronic mail, September 10, 2003)