This site describes the research and findings from surveys of those attending Meetups for presidential candidates John Kerry, Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, and Dennis Kucinich as well as those for political parties during election 2004. Current survey: Political Issues, groups and associations. What are others saying about Meetup?

William Finkel, Outreach Manager for Meetup.com "Meetup has been very surprised and impressed with the response that our presidential topics have generated. The fact that well over 200,000 Americans have expressed interest in meeting with their neighbors to plan for an election many months away shows that Americans do care about their government and want to find ways to impact their government locally." Steve Grossman, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and former national finance chair of the Dean for America campaign "Meetup can be used by the Democrats to level the playingfield -- and truly bring back a commitment to participatory politics in America. That's the hallmark of the Democratic Party. Adapting Meetup as an organizational tool of choice addresses our core strengths and values." John Hlinko, co-founder of Draft Clark "Meetup should be considered one component of an overall grassroots engagement strategy. Work hard to not only stage the Meetups, but also create compelling, fun reasons for people to come, and compelling, ‘buzz-worthy’ reasons for the media to cover them. If you build it, they will come.” Michael Silberman, Howard Dean's National Meetup Director "Meetup.com and the Internet made it easy for people to find meetings anywhere, for a campaign or organization to support these meetings with tools, resources, and information, and for these groups to connect and collaborate with one another independent of the central campaign. That Dean Meetups are continuing forward under the new topic Democracy for America is a testament to the strength of the Meetup movement and to the political organizations and activity it has created at the grassroots."

 

Most recent news and events.

•   Is there a Meetup e-Survey in progress now? Yes. We have launched a new Meetup e-survey on July 12, 2004.     Which Meetup topic group is being surveyed now? The new e-survey polls those attending Politics & Activism topics listed under "Issues" and "Groups & Associations." •  When will the next e-survey begin? We will conduct our next e-surveys in the fall, before the November election.     Who/What will be the focus of the next Meetup e-survey? Our repeat survey this fall will focus on all those who agreed to participate in a panel study. •  How soon are Meetup survey results posted on this site? Our e-surveys are live for 2 to 3 months. Once the survey ends, it takes us about a week to compile and post the results to this website.