“We invite everyone selling subscriptions to the Militant and PM and campaigning for the Socialist Workers Party candidates to come to New York and attend the meeting on October 31, ‘The World Important Results of the 2004 Election Campaign,’” said Militant editor Argiris Malapanis. “We don’t want anyone to worry while building this meeting or when they are in New York about losing a weekend of campaigning, so we’re extending the drive. When campaigners return to their cities they can use the more than two weeks after the meeting to make sure we go over the top on the circulation effort.

“The socialist campaign doesn’t end on election day,” Malapanis added. “We will continue to campaign for socialism regardless of what party occupies the White House.”

A total of 162 Militant subscriptions and 53 PM subscriptions were sold in the past week. With the extension, the circulation drive is now ahead of pace. Pat Miller from Price, Utah, sent in the following note on the reception that the socialist campaign has been getting in the Western coal fields:
 

Over the past month supporters of the SWP campaign in Utah have been busy getting out the socialist campaign platform. They are visiting the homes of many previous subscribers to the Militant and Perspectiva Mundial to see if they would like to renew their subscription and talk about the working-class alternative to the parties of capitalism in the 2004 elections.

During a recent trip by campaigners to three mines in Farmington, New Mexico, nine miners and power plant workers signed up for Militant subscriptions. One woman stopped to talk to the socialists. She said she was happy to see that socialist candidates were running nationwide. “I’m glad someone is doing what your candidates are doing,” she said, giving a $2 donation to the campaign.

A longtime subscriber to the Militant in the Price area, introduced one of her neighbors to supporters of the socialist ticket at the campaign table at the October 2 solidarity rally for the Co-Op miners (see article in this issue). “He’ll be interested in the Militant,” she said. Sure enough, he signed up right away for a subscription and thanked the socialist campaigners for getting him the paper.

“We definitely need a revolution in this country,” said a retired miner who has been a staunch supporter of the Co-Op miners’ battle as he put down his money for a Militant subscription during a visit by campaigners at his home. He also picked up a book and a pamphlet that address that very question: Cuba and the Coming American Revolution and The Working Class and the Transformation in Learning.

Eight Co-Op miners brought food and other donations to an SWP campaign fund-raising barbeque held over the Labor Day weekend. In all $150 was raised for the socialist campaign.

Fall Militant/Perspectiva Mundial Fall Subscription Drive chart (week 7)