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SpeakOut.com Provides Real-Time Analysis of Voters During January 26 Democratic and Republican Debates
Internet Site Will Uplink Data on Satellite From Manchester Focus Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Janurary 26, 2000 — What: For the first time ever, the Internet will bring a live measurement of voters' opinions on the presidential candidates during Wednesday's back-to-back Democratic and Republican debates in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Using a "Real Time Analyzer" focus group at the Holiday Inn Center of New Hampshire, two blocks away from the debate site at WMUR-TV, will provide unrestricted satellite access to the results from the group as they register reactions to each candidate. A select group of 70 New Hampshire voters, half Democrat and half Republican, was recruited to participate, and will use hand-held devices to register their opinions in real-time as the debate progresses.

The presence of a balanced, bi-partisan panel for the SpeakOut.com group will also allow a unique interactive survey of eventual general election match-ups between the leading Democrat and Republican candidates.

SpeakOut.com vice president of external affairs, Josh King will be available at the dial group to talk about SpeakOut.com and how this is a significant first step in the fusion of the Internet and the American political process. Interviews with the focus group participants can also be arranged.

Where: Holiday Inn Center of New Hampshire 700 Elm Street, Manchester

When: Wednesday, January 26, 2000.
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. ET (Focus group assembles at 6:30 p.m.)

Coordinates: Live feed of voter data: Telstar 5 Transponder K-25
Uplink Master Control: 800 631 3662
UL Freq. 14444 / DL Freq. 14144 (V) Live Feed: 1830-2230 ET

Photo Op: 70 New Hampshire voters as they "participate" in the debate.

Interview Ops:
New Hampshire: Josh King, SpeakOut.com VP External Affairs

Washington, DC: SpeakOut.com Advisory board members including:
Jack Quinn, Mike Deaver, Susan Molinari, Rich Bond, Tom Downey, Bill Diefenderfer, Ed Gillespie.
Ron Howard, SpeakOut.com CEO
Will Feltus, SpeakOut.com Director of Polling

Contacts:
New Hampshire: Josh King, SpeakOut.com, Cell 202-258-1299
Joe Eyer, SpeakOut.com, Cell 202-257-3982

SpeakOut.com "Real Time Analyzer" Background

In Washington, Will Feltus, SpeakOut.com director of polling, will prepare a comprehensive analysis of results which will be posted immediately after the debate on the SpeakOut.com website at www.SpeakOut.com.

This first-time live transmission of the opinion data is a service of SpeakOut.com, an interactive, nonpartisan web portal that allows Americans to become more actively involved in the democratic process. This is just one in the full compliment of tools that SpeakOut.com is developing to empower people to voice their own opinions on issues of importance before the media pundits and candidate handlers spin who "won" and "lost."

SpeakOut.com feed is for use of the working press only and is not for rebroadcast. Any clips from the SpeakOut.com interactive focus group feed must comply with the feed distribution rules established by WMUR and CNN which stipulate that there be no obstruction of the WMUR/Imes Communications and CNN/U.S. bug, that a mandatory :05 credit: Courtesy WMUR/CNN, must be given, and specific excerpting rights must be followed.

Research data should be attributed to SpeakOut.com. Research questions should be address to Will Feltus, SpeakOut.com director of polling, at 202-777-3145.

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