The Committee to Redefeat the President is an innovative and energetic political action committee, not affiliated with any candidate, whose goal is to register one million new Democratic voters in swing states. It organizes events across the country at which volunteers register voters in battleground states by telephone. Additionally, the organization reaches voters through humor and a bit of edge — our ReDefeat Bush condoms (saying, "Don't Get Screwed Again") are a best seller on the web site! It also raises money through online contributions, events, and the sale of merchandise, including buttons, bumper stickers, T-shirts, and lawn signs. As I mentioned, if I was a member of the electronic music community who didn't unite behind the idea of "redefeating" Bush, I would object to the notion of the "electronic music community uniting" behind the cause.
Assuming I did not support Bush for reelection, I might still object to the childish, objectively false concept of "redefeating" him: in case the "redefeaters" are new to the niceties of the U.S. presidential election system, it is based upon the electoral college, awarded state by state on a winner-take-all basis, not by the overall popular vote. Bush won the electoral college, therefore he won the election. You can object on any number of grounds to the current system, but the outcome was the outcome: Bush won.
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Olsen: you support Bush?
I'd wager that the EDM community is overwhelmingly left-wing, especially since the music and fashion they favor mostly comes from Europe. Or, in the case of house music, from Latin and black communities. Clubbers are also probably more tolerant about drug policy, race, and homosexuality than most Americans.
Paul Van Dyk's tour is sponsored by Rock the Vote. I'll be seeing him for the third time on this tour next month.
http://www.rockthevote.com/artists/pvd/
http://www.rockthevote.com/media/press.php?ID=29
Unlike dance music, however, punk has its roots in leftist politics. There's no disputing that fact. God Save the Queen, Anarchy in the UK, the entirety of the first Clash album, Bonzo Goes to Bitburg by the Ramones, etc.
The Misfits aren't properly a punk band; they're more metal. It's not surprising that their lead singer would be conservative. I'd wager that a significant percentage of metal fans/hard rock are right-wingers.