We know Stephen King can be frightening--but can he boost voter turnout? Yesterday the horror writer sent an email to supporters of MoveOn.org, in which he asked for their participation in a series of get-out-the-vote parties the liberal group has organized on behalf of Democrats this weekend.
"If I know anything, I know scary. And giving this president and this out-of-control Congress two more years to screw up our future is downright terrifying," King wrote. "Thankfully, this national nightmare is one we can end."
Timed to coincide with Halloween, the parties look to be more business than pleasure, with attendees expected to join in on phone banks MoveOn has set up to target voters in hot congressional districts.
King has been a generous donor to Democrats for years, contributing more than $200,000 to the party and its candidates, according to campaign finance records. Yet the author has only recently adopted a higher profile on the campaign trail. Last month, King and fellow author John Grisham campaigned with Democratic senate candidate Jim Webb in Virginia, a rally that reportedly raised $125,000.
"George Allen would not succeed as a fiction writer, because he can't seem to stick to his story," King told estimated 1,000 people who showed up at the event. "(But) George Allen is the fiction candidate." We're not sure what that means, either. But the gist of it is, don't tell Stephen King if you're planning to vote Republican, or Drew Barrymore just might set your house on fire with her mind.
What's more scary: Carrie or two more years of a Republican Senate; Misery or a Republican House; Salem's Lot or another term of Senator Santorum? Yeah, I think King's ont he right track with this one!
POLT = listening to "Ruined In A Day" by New Order
"Would you sleep with me for a millions bucks?" "Sure!" "How about for ten bucks?" "What do you think I am, a whore?" "We've already established what you are, now we're just haggling over price." - An Arrow's Flight
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